Thread by @usacsmret

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Late Friday night, the State Department announced a deal was made, and the tariffs will be taken off the table indefinitely, once again proving the president’s skill at the “Art of the Deal.”

Saturday the NY Times said, Nay, Nay that deal was made in March, the president used an old agreement to back out of the upcoming tariffs that may hurt the American economy. Is the NY Times correct? No!

It’s not surprising that the Times published fake news, they do that often. But this story is worse. This time their report is sneaky fake–they took something that was almost true and spun into a big lie.

Actions are worth more than words. If this deal was made in March, why didn’t Mexico start moving National Guard Troops to its southern border until Friday, June 7th, the date the State Dept.and Mexico issued their joint announcement outlining their deal?

NY Times: "The centerpiece of Mr. Trump’s deal was an expansion of a program to allow asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their legal cases proceed. But that arrangement was reached in December...."

That is true. But the NY Times probably didn’t read what the Joint Announcement. The two countries didn’t claim this was a new program, it said the deal expands the program.

Specifically, the announcement said,
"The United States will immediately expand the implementation of the existing Migrant Protection Protocols across its entire Southern Border.”

This means that those crossing the U.S. Southern Border to seek asylum will be rapidly returned to Mexico where they may await the adjudication of their asylum claims.

In response, Mexico will authorize the entrance of all of those individuals for humanitarian reasons, in compliance with its international obligations, while they await the adjudication of their asylum claims. Mexico will also offer jobs, healthcare, and education

The NY Times about the Mexico deal was technically correct-nearly correct but spun into a lie–a huge lie.