Fact-Checking Trump’s Immigration Tweets
Plus three more that don't pass the fact check (otherwise known as the smell) test.
Seems Trump is one of the most fact challenged presidents in recent memory.
OK, Trumpeteers, defend him. Trot out a Democrat who has said something outrageous, or perhaps defend his actual statements if you can. Fake news?
Claim: DACA is “dead.”
Trump first announced his intention to end DACA last September, and ordered the Homeland Security Department to begin winding the program down in early March. But two federal judges have blocked his efforts, leaving the program largely intact and keeping about 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers” in limbo.
Claim: The Senate must use the “nuclear option” to pass border security legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he would not end the legislative filibuster and allow bills to be passed with a simple majority. The Kentucky Republican told USA TODAY last April that the filibuster is “the core of the Senate.” Trump’s opponents have pointed out that, even with a 51-vote threshold, his proposal would have fallen well short of passage.
Plus three more that don't pass the fact check (otherwise known as the smell) test.
Seems Trump is one of the most fact challenged presidents in recent memory.
OK, Trumpeteers, defend him. Trot out a Democrat who has said something outrageous, or perhaps defend his actual statements if you can. Fake news?