Looks like another bang-up job from the PolitiFact truth squad:
No, Trump didn't say he wanted govt to pay for everyone's healthcare. PAC ad factcheck. https://t.co/xbSdyTquvD pic.twitter.com/WdGd5kL7Ma
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) March 10, 2016
This particular beef is with an ad put out by Keep the Promise 1:
PolitiFact’s ruling is in:
A pro-Cruz PAC, Keep the Promise I, ran an ad that appeared to have Trump saying he wanted the government to pay for everyone’s health care. That ad relied on very selective editing of an interview Trump had on CBS News.
The edits left out very important words. Trump said most people would buy their insurance privately and that the government would help those of limited means, which he roughly described as the lower 25 percent.
The ad omitted key details that would have conveyed a very different meaning. We rate this claim False.
Yeah, but here’s the thing: Like it or not, Trump still said “everybody’s got to be covered” and that he’s “going to take care of everybody” — and that “the government’s gonna pay for it.” He said it.
https://twitter.com/Warner_RJ/status/707733692043567104
@PolitiFact there's literally audio of him saying it
— Evan Gregory vol. 2 (@EvanGregory80) March 10, 2016
@PolitiFact What a fucking joke. He literally said those exact words.
— gloomhauer (@gloomhauer) March 10, 2016
@PolitiFact He said exactly that.
— CA Conservative (@Doobydoobydo) March 10, 2016
Um. Yes he did. https://t.co/pFqcEe2f9i
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) March 10, 2016
@PolitiFact Yes he did. I heard him say it. Sheesh
— Nancy (@FairTaxNancy001) March 10, 2016
So did a lot of people. Just last September, in fact:
"Everyone's got to be covered."
Who pays for it?
"The government."https://t.co/2kr9HWKZhU https://t.co/9juPPTOJqW
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 10, 2016
@guypbenson So @Politifact is outright lying. Not much skillful editing as far as I can see.
— RichmondG30 (@RichmondG30) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/707730391336091648
@PolitiFact you are completely wrong. How I'm not sure but wrong nonetheless
— NTJ (@N_T_Johnson) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/ericwburns/status/707739487917441024
.@PolitiFact Must have been my lying ears as I watched the words come out of his mouth. You are useless Politifact.
— Ace (@Bearclaw24) March 10, 2016
@PolitiFact YES HE DID. there is video and audio evidence to prove it. If you can't get these obvious ones right how can anyone trust you?
— Complaint Department (@complaint_void) March 10, 2016
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