Donald Trump in 2020 Conventions
On Civil Rights:
FactCheck: LBJ civil rights laws dwarf any Trump action
Trump claimed that he has done more for the African American community than any other president since Abraham Lincoln.FactCheck: It's absurd to say Lincoln is a "possible" exception; emancipating the slaves was obviously more important for
Black Americans than anything Trump has done. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, monumental bills whose impact dwarfed the impact of any legislation Trump has signed.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Crime:
FactCheck: Order on statues merely enforces existing law
Trump said that when demonstrators began tearing down statues and monuments, "I signed an order immediately. Ten years in prison."Trump's actions simply directed the attorney general to enforce already-existing laws. The executive order doesn't
create new laws or possible prison sentences. Trump issued the order that, among other things, directed the attorney general to "prioritize" certain cases of vandalism in accordance with "applicable law." The law has been around since 1964.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Crime:
Stand with law enforcement; never allow mob rule
Make no mistake, if you give power to Joe Biden, the radical left will Defund Police Departments all across America. They will pass federal legislation to reduce law enforcement nationwide. They will make every city look like Democrat-run Portland,
Oregon. No one will be safe in Biden's America. My administration will always stand with the men and women of law enforcement. Every day, police officers risk their lives to keep us safe, and every year, many sacrifice their lives in the line of duty.
What we can never have in America -- and must never allow -- is MOB RULE. We must always have law and order. All federal crimes are being investigated, prosecuted, and punished to the fullest extent of the law. When the anarchists started ripping
down our statues and monuments, I signed an order, ten years in prison, and it all stopped. We will hire MORE police, increase penalties for assaults on law enforcement, and surge federal prosecutors into high-crime communities.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On Education:
I will expand charter schools & choice for every family
Biden vowed to oppose School Choice and close down Charter Schools, ripping away the ladder of opportunity for Black and Hispanic children. In a second term,
I will EXPAND charter schools and provide SCHOOL CHOICE to every family in America. And we will always treat our teachers with the tremendous respect they deserve.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On Health Care:
FactCheck: Coronavirus testing has missed 90% of cases
Trump said, "We developed, from scratch, the largest and most advanced testing system in the world. America has tested more than every country in Europe put together, and more than every nation in the Western Hemisphere combined."FactCheck:
Testing in the US has been less than successful and has never reached levels that satisfy public health experts. After getting off the ground slowly and late, CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield, admits the US has missed 90% of coronavirus cases with its
testing efforts.
Trump said the US has "developed a wide array of effective treatments, including a powerful anti-body treatment known as convalescent plasma that will save thousands of lives"
FactCheck: The US has not yet developed a single
new treatment for coronavirus. The only treatments that have been shown to work against coronavirus are old treatments - dexamethasone, remdesivir, blood thinners and convalescent plasma, a 100-year-old last-ditch treatment.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Health Care:
FactCheck: Undercut protection for preexisting conditions
Trump again pledged that he and the entire Republican Party "will always, and very strongly, protect patients with preexisting conditions."FactCheck: His administration has consistently taken steps to undermine the Affordable Care Act without
presenting alternative plans that would offer similar benefits. Congressional Republicans have also repeatedly put forward bills and filed lawsuits that would weaken Obamacare's protections for people with preexisting conditions.
Trump said, "Last
month, I took on Big Pharma and signed orders that will massively lower the cost of your prescription drugs," and also promised to "further reduce the cost of prescription drugs."
FactCheck: The President signed four executive orders aimed at
reducing drug prices, but it's far from clear whether they will ever take effect or greatly lower prices if they do. Also, drug prices have continued to rise during the Trump administration, though the growth rate has slowed by some measures.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Health Care:
We'll have a safe & effective coronavirus vaccine this year
We are marshalling America's scientific genius to produce a vaccine in RECORD TIME. Under Operation Warp Speed, we have three different vaccines in the final stage of trials right now, years ahead of what has been achieved before.
We are producing them in advance, so that hundreds of millions of doses will be quickly available. We will have a safe and effective vaccine this year, and together we will crush the virus.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On Homeland Security:
FactCheck: Obama signed Veterans Choice, not Trump
Trump falsely claimed he passed the Veterans Choice program. The Veterans Choice bill, a bipartisan initiative led by Sens. Bernie Sanders and the late John McCain was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2014.
In 2018, Trump signed the VA Mission Act, which expanded and changed the Choice program. Trump has told this lie more than 150 times.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Immigration:
FactCheck: Only 5 out 300 miles of wall are in new places
Trump said, "We have already built 300 miles of border wall."FactCheck: As of August 7, some 275 miles of barriers had been constructed on the US border with Mexico -- but just 5 of those miles were erected in places where no barriers had existed
before. 245 miles were erected in place of old barriers, while 25 miles of new "secondary wall" were erected to fortify primary barriers. The Trump-era replacement barriers are often much larger than the older ones they are replacing.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Immigration:
Wall is working beyond our wildest expectations
In perhaps no area did the Washington special interests try harder to stop us than on my policy of pro-American immigration. But I refused to back down -- and today America's borders are more secure than EVER before. We ENDED catch-and-release, stopped
asylum fraud, took down human traffickers who prey on women and children, and we have deported 20,000 Gang Members and 500,000 Criminal Aliens. The Wall will soon be complete, and it is working beyond our wildest expectations.
We will BAN deadly Sanctuary Cities, and ensure that federal healthcare is protected for American Citizens -- not illegal aliens.
We will have strong borders, strike down terrorists who threaten our people, and keep America OUT of endless and costly foreign wars.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On Jobs:
FactCheck: 9 million jobs offset by 22.2 million job loss
Trump claimed the US economy has gained a record nine million jobs over the past three months.FactCheck: The economy did add about 9.3 million jobs combined in May, June and July -- but that record increase immediately followed a much bigger record
loss of about 22.2 million jobs in March and April. The economy is still down nearly 13 million jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. (Also, many of the jobs added were simply people returning to work after temporary layoffs.)
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2020 Republican Convention speech
Aug 28, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Our country, blessed by God, has a special purpose
What united generations past was an unshakable confidence in America's destiny, and an unbreakable faith in the American People. They knew that our country is blessed by God, and has a special purpose in this world.
It is that conviction that inspired the formation of our union, our westward expansion, the abolition of slavery, the passage of civil rights, the space program, and the overthrow of fascism, tyranny and communism.
In the left's backward view, they do not see America as the most free, just, and exceptional nation on Earth. Instead, they see a wicked nation that must be punished for its sins. Our opponents say that redemption for
YOU can only come from giving power to THEM. This is a tired anthem spoken by every repressive movement throughout history. In America, we don't turn to government to restore our souls -- we put our faith in Almighty God.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On Technology:
America will put first woman on moon, & flag on Mars
We will launch a new age of American Ambition in Space. America will land the first WOMAN on the moon -- and the United States will be the first nation to plant its flag on Mars.
We want our sons and daughters to know the truth: America is the greatest and most exceptional nation in the history of the world! We are a nation of fierce, proud, and independent American Patriots.
We are a nation of pilgrims, pioneers, adventurers, explorers and trailblazers who refused to be tied down, held back, or reined in.
Americans have steel in their spines, grit in their souls, and fire in their hearts. There is no one like us on earth.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
On War & Peace:
Unlike predecessors, I have kept America OUT of new wars
Unlike previous administrations, I have kept America OUT of new wars -- and our troops are coming home. We have spent nearly $2.5 trillion on completely rebuilding our military, which was very badly depleted when I took office.
This includes three separate pay raises for our great warriors. We also launched the Space Force, the first new branch of the United States military since the Air Force was created almost 75 years ago.
Source: Speech at 2020 Republican National Convention
Aug 28, 2020
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