President Biden again this week said that he capped insulin at $35 a month, which sparked a fact-check from Fox News' John Roberts. The Biden-Harris HQ account called Roberts' fact-check a "blatant lie":
Fox host tries to claim Trump, not President Biden, capped insulin at $35/month
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 3, 2024
FACT CHECK: This is a blatant lie. Trump did not cap insulin costs, President Biden did for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act. Trump’s Project 2025 wants to repeal it, which would raise… pic.twitter.com/iDrrBKEIhf
Really?
God, you suck at this. It's a matter of public record, you toadstools.
— Grateful Calvin (@shoveitjack) June 3, 2024
You post, we report you to @CommunityNotes - every day it's the same thing.
— FugitiveMama (@fugitivemama) June 3, 2024
Flat out lie. This is from https://t.co/w0e3bvl5EH in MAY 2020. https://t.co/yG8BBzbTOi pic.twitter.com/rtebmIwgA4
— Capitalist Mike 🇺🇲 (@Capitalist_Mike) June 3, 2024
— sarainitaly 🌷🌷🌷 (@sarainitaly) June 4, 2024
Ironically the Biden-Harris HQ account's header says "just the facts, Jack."
Roberts said he gave the Biden campaign a chance to join him on the air and explain exactly how his claim is a "blatant lie," but for some reason, they weren't eager to appear:
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🔥 Fox News host John Roberts hits back at the Biden campaign after they accuse him of a ‘blatant lie’ over his reporting that Trump capped insulin at $35 a month
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) June 4, 2024
After providing the receipts showing it was Trump, not Biden, who capped insulin costs, John adds: "We invited a… pic.twitter.com/PV0Ma1Nnir
This isn't very surprising. This is the same Biden campaign blaming Trump for Biden's open border.
Good for John Roberts. Why won't anyone from the Biden campaign defend their non-position? https://t.co/VOsWWFeWkj
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 5, 2024
Probably for the same reasons Biden never sits down for a serious interview with a non-hack member of the media who isn't in the tank for the Democrats.