Today, Donald Trump said that the policy of separating migrant children from their families at the southern border really came into its own during the Obama administration.
Trump claims Obama administration built the cages children went in: “i stopped it”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 9, 2019
I see we're going through another round of this now. https://t.co/OhJPGD1GiW
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 9, 2019
Are we ever. CNN’s Brianna Keilar busted out this AP “FACT CHECK” from last November:
AP FACT CHECK: Obama didn't have family separation policy https://t.co/XozD6q2fQO
— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) April 9, 2019
You guys might be skeptical about that “fact check,” but it’s good enough for the Left.
This fact check is from a year ago because Trump has repeatedly lied about this, which he did again today. https://t.co/kqP4ZaCh6i
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 9, 2019
The president is lying. President Obama detained minors who came alone. He did not have a policy of separating families. This is brazen.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 9, 2019
No, Joan. What’s brazen is clowns like you and Jon Favreau going out there and denying that migrant children were separated from their families as a direct result of the Obama administration’s policies.
Take a loot at the false nuance here. https://t.co/Xr17fUzsW3
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) April 9, 2019
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The headline is meant to make you think Obama didn't separate kids at the border. That is factually incorrect. The zero tolerance policy resulted in it multiple times.
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) April 9, 2019
Fact check: The U.S. has a family separation policy, dating back to the Clinton era. It was enforced during the Obama Administration, despite what @jonfavs claims. https://t.co/HSefYdjdSi
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 9, 2019
Obama didn’t have an explicit policy but the effect of zero tolerance was, in fact, family separation. Same as Trump. The Obama Admin separated families and put children in cages. Those are the facts. https://t.co/12hf9rUseN
— Some chick named Heather (@hboulware) April 9, 2019
Remember when you spread a viral photo and story from kids laying on concrete floors in chain link cages from 2014 when your former boss was President and you claimed it was from last year and all those journalists retweeted you.. Man that was wild. https://t.co/yHQwUIkcXU
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 9, 2019
What’s brazen is media lapdogs falling all over themselves to protect Barack Obama’s “scandal-free” reputation.
This claim and others like it have been thoroughly rebutted via fact-checks: https://t.co/msw7ETpDexhttps://t.co/ThsxiExOvh
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) April 9, 2019
WATCH: @JuliaEAinsley fact-checks President Trump as he tries to take credit for ending his child separation policy, noting that children were separated during the Obama admin. if it was determined that their safety was at risk – not "zero tolerance," as in the Trump era. pic.twitter.com/ed9852A8bJ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 9, 2019
Trump tries to blame Obama for family separations under his zero tolerance policy: “Obama separated the children, by the way. Just so you understand, President Obama separated the children.” (False – As we have reported this was a Trump admin policy aimed at deterring migrants)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 9, 2019
“As we have reported.” We’ve seen your “reports,” Jim. They’re nothing to be proud of. Nor is today’s absolutely shameless display of water carrying from you and your fellow Guardians of Truth.
Kids in cages? In 2014? They were busy covering Obama's late night appearances. pic.twitter.com/rBy3dk9Rml
— Wesley Kushner (@WesleyKushner) April 9, 2019
Notice Wemple, Mitchell, Keilar and others jumping into firefighter mode aren't fact checking this part of Trump's comments. https://t.co/yExgjPhUjM
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 9, 2019
They’re probably hoping that if they close their eyes and plug their ears, the truth they’re supposed to guard so dutifully will disappear.
Man there is nothing that gets the blue check journo brigade going like being reminded of the scandals they didn't cover when Obama's name comes up. It's a deeply personal thing for them.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 9, 2019
It really is personal. If they admit that Barack Obama was no saint, then they have to admit their own culpability in elevating and deifying him. And they’ll die before they admit to something like that.
Obama was a media creation. He's their baby. Can't criticize their baby.
— Perry (@BAMAPERRY) April 9, 2019
So for the few last weeks, journalists have regurgitated stories from the past. Charlottesville, MS13 animals and now we're back to kids in cages. This feels like episode 1 of the new season where they recap the previous one.
— ?GeekArmy? (@nosajonra) April 9, 2019
Eight year naps have consequences.
— Lois Cayce (@LBC1983) April 9, 2019
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