Sandy Shanks
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Trump's biggest problem, of course, was his constant lying, and he showed his desperation by constantly attacking Biden's son and lying about Biden's income from foreign governments. There isn't any. Trump was relying on disputed information he got from Giuliani, who got it from a Russian agent.
Some fact checking of the debate is in order. There were so many lies -- some told by Biden -- that it would require a book to fact check them all. I will select only the lowlights.
Trump accused Biden of receiving “$3.5 million from Russia.” There’s no evidence of that.
Biden said there’s “no evidence” that raising the minimum wage causes business bankruptcies. There is, a little.
Trump falsely said “I don’t take” money from Wall Street. He and groups supporting him got about $13.8 million from Wall Street.
Trump falsely claimed that his bank account in China was “closed in 2015.” Trump’s own attorney said it remains open.
Trump claimed that the $750 the New York Times reported he paid in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 was a “filing fee.” There is no such fee.
Trump repeated his claim that “we’re rounding the turn” on the pandemic. Cases actually are increasing in many parts of the country.
Though Biden claimed Trump’s travel restrictions on China were imposed “late, after 40 countries had already done that,” most of those countries did it around the same time Trump did.
Trump quoted Anthony Fauci as saying the coronavirus was “not going to be a problem.” Fauci didn’t say that.
Trump claimed that Biden wants to raise “everybody’s” taxes. Analysts say 80% would get a cut.
Biden misquoted Sen. Mitch McConnell as saying, “Let them go bankrupt,” about cities and states that have lost revenue as a result of the pandemic. McConnell said bankruptcy should be a legal option for states with unrelated money woes.
Trump again falsely claimed Biden would get rid of private health insurance. Biden opposed Medicare for All.
FactChecking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate - FactCheck.org
The candidates repeated talking points from the stump and added some new twists on the facts.
www.factcheck.org
As one would expect, most of the lies came from Trump. He just says whatever is convenient at the time, and truth can go to hell.
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