re: #83 lawhawk

On cue… what’s the thing twitter focuses on today from Trump?

It’s that Trump lied about Trump’s dad being from Germany, not the Bronx. They’ve already moved on from the more egregious statements Trump made about the border, destroying the US economy to claim some measure of “security”, and that racism continues to drive Trump’s worldview.

All hail Daniel Dale—the only one who consistently calls out the lying crap, i.e.:

Trump has been falsely claiming over the last week that Obamacare deductibles average more than $7,000. Today he falsely said that “the premiums” average more than $7,000.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2019

For the 23rd time, Trump falsely claimed “nobody comes back” for an immigration hearing, “1 to 2% on average.” DOJ says 72% showed up in 2017. For asylum seekers, it was 89%. DOJ says it got worse in 2018, for which we don’t have a final report, but it wasn’t close to 1-2%.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2019

Trump falsely said, again, that the U.S. has to give legal hearings to any migrant who puts “one foot on your land.” It can and does quickly deport thousands of illegal immigrants caught crossing into the U.S. It has to give due process only to people who make claims for asylum.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 2, 2019

And on and on and on—all within about 1/2 an hour.