Biden made some false or misleading claims tonight, though far fewer than Trump. An early list:
He said Trump didn't do "anything" when the initial $600 per week unemployment boost expired. In August, Trump used $44 billion in FEMA money to send $300 per week to the jobless.
He said Trump didn't do "anything" when the initial $600 per week unemployment boost expired. In August, Trump used $44 billion in FEMA money to send $300 per week to the jobless.
When Stephanopoulos said Biden's website calls the Green New Deal a "crucial framework," Biden said, "My deal is a crucial framework, but not the New Green Deal." Biden's website does call the GND a crucial framework, though he has his own plan. joebiden.com/climate-plan/#
Biden falsely said there are now more troops in Afghanistan than there were when Biden left office. Trump did do an early-term troop surge, but he's since done a reduction; O'Brien says the current number is now under 5,000, thousands lower than in late 2016.
Biden also said he's tested for the coronavirus daily. If his campaign is releasing all of his results, it isn't daily, though it is frequently. (We obviously aren't privy to what's going on behind the scenes.)
PolitiFact notes that Biden also falsely said that "they eliminated the funding for community policing." Trump has had budget proposals to significantly cut the funding, but not to eliminate it, and the proposals weren't endorsed by Congress. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
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