NEW - Fact Checking the Top Lies Told by President Biden During DNC Address in Under 5 Minutes 🧵 |
1. "Bloodbath" Hoax
Amidst his address, Biden doubled down on the bloodbath hoax, claiming that President Trump promised to ignite a 'bloodbath' in the country if he loses the election.
"He's promising a bloodbath! If he loses, in his words."
Biden or his speechwriters appear to be referencing a remark made by Trump at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, in March, which has been taken out of context.
During the rally, Trump spoke about the American auto industry, suggesting that without his policies implemented, the industry and the entire country for that matter, would suffer significantly, ie a 'bloodbath'.
"We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line and you're not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected. Now if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath- that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it. But they're not going to sell those cars."
1. "Bloodbath" Hoax
Amidst his address, Biden doubled down on the bloodbath hoax, claiming that President Trump promised to ignite a 'bloodbath' in the country if he loses the election.
"He's promising a bloodbath! If he loses, in his words."
Biden or his speechwriters appear to be referencing a remark made by Trump at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, in March, which has been taken out of context.
During the rally, Trump spoke about the American auto industry, suggesting that without his policies implemented, the industry and the entire country for that matter, would suffer significantly, ie a 'bloodbath'.
"We're gonna put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line and you're not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected. Now if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath- that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it. But they're not going to sell those cars."
2. "Very Fine People on Both Sides"
During his DNC address this evening, President Biden reiterated the false claim that former President Trump referred to Neo-Nazis and white supremacists as "very fine people" after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.
"Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, so emboldened by a president then in the White House that they saw as an ally, they didn't even bother to wear their hoods."
Biden went on to say;
"In the process, a young woman was killed. When I contacted her mother, I asked about what happened. She told me. When the president was asked what he thought had happened, Donald Trump said, and I quote; 'There are very fine people on both sides.' My god! That's what he said."
However, this has been debunked numerous times.
During a press conference following the rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were "very fine people on both sides," but clarified that he was referring to the protesters and counterprotesters, not the neo-Nazis and white nationalists, whom he condemned "totally."
During his DNC address this evening, President Biden reiterated the false claim that former President Trump referred to Neo-Nazis and white supremacists as "very fine people" after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.
"Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, so emboldened by a president then in the White House that they saw as an ally, they didn't even bother to wear their hoods."
Biden went on to say;
"In the process, a young woman was killed. When I contacted her mother, I asked about what happened. She told me. When the president was asked what he thought had happened, Donald Trump said, and I quote; 'There are very fine people on both sides.' My god! That's what he said."
However, this has been debunked numerous times.
During a press conference following the rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were "very fine people on both sides," but clarified that he was referring to the protesters and counterprotesters, not the neo-Nazis and white nationalists, whom he condemned "totally."
3. Fewer Border Crossings Than When Trump Left Office
What could go down as the most outrageous lie that the president told was related to the border, and the surge in illegal crossings under the Biden Administration.
"Then I had to take executive action. The result of the executive action I took, border encounters have dropped over 50%. In fact, there are fewer border crossings today than when Donald Trump left office."
Despite recent declines, Customs and Border Protection data shows border encounters remain significantly higher than when President Trump left office, making the Democrats' pre-election self-praise unfounded after years of border chaos created by their policies.
What could go down as the most outrageous lie that the president told was related to the border, and the surge in illegal crossings under the Biden Administration.
"Then I had to take executive action. The result of the executive action I took, border encounters have dropped over 50%. In fact, there are fewer border crossings today than when Donald Trump left office."
Despite recent declines, Customs and Border Protection data shows border encounters remain significantly higher than when President Trump left office, making the Democrats' pre-election self-praise unfounded after years of border chaos created by their policies.
4. " Suckers and Losers"
President Biden repeated the unfounded claim that President Trump disparaged veterans, calling them 'suckers and losers' and refused to visit the gravesites of U.S. service members, while in Europe.
"We know, from his own Chief of Staff, the Four Star General, John Kelly, that Trump, when in Europe, would not go to the grave sites and one of——France. The brave service members who gave their lives to this country."
"He called them suckers and losers. Who in the hell does he think he is?"
President Trump has consistently denied ever making this statement, with the entire story stemming from a single 2020 article in The Atlantic that relied on anonymous sources.
President Trump spoke about the fake quote attributed to him;
“That was a made-up quote. ‘Suckers and losers.’ They made it up. It was in a third-rate magazine that’s failing — like many of these magazines. He [Biden] made that up. He put it in commercials. We had 19 people who said I didn’t say it.”
President Biden repeated the unfounded claim that President Trump disparaged veterans, calling them 'suckers and losers' and refused to visit the gravesites of U.S. service members, while in Europe.
"We know, from his own Chief of Staff, the Four Star General, John Kelly, that Trump, when in Europe, would not go to the grave sites and one of——France. The brave service members who gave their lives to this country."
"He called them suckers and losers. Who in the hell does he think he is?"
President Trump has consistently denied ever making this statement, with the entire story stemming from a single 2020 article in The Atlantic that relied on anonymous sources.
President Trump spoke about the fake quote attributed to him;
“That was a made-up quote. ‘Suckers and losers.’ They made it up. It was in a third-rate magazine that’s failing — like many of these magazines. He [Biden] made that up. He put it in commercials. We had 19 people who said I didn’t say it.”
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