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Following a shooting in New Orleans, Donald Trump asserted his claims about the incident were accurate, despite inaccurately linking the crime to immigration. His statements disregard the actual details of the case. This incident highlights a pattern of the former president making unsubstantiated connections between crime and immigration. The lack of factual basis in Trump’s pronouncements underscores the importance of verifying information before dissemination.
GOP Sen. John Kennedy Freaks Out When Reminded He Used To Be A Democrat
It seems that Republican Senator John Kennedy has a penchant for throwing baseless accusations at Democrat nominees. During the recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Melissa DuBose, President Biden’s nominee for a U.S. district court, Kennedy wasted no time in asking if she was still a Marxist. DuBose promptly denied ever being a Marxist, but that wasn’t enough for Kennedy. He continued to suggest that she was lying under oath, referencing an interview she gave in 2000 where she mentioned being in her “Marxist phase” while working at a coffee shop.… Continue reading
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