AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claims on migrant child deaths

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump twisted circumstances behind the deaths of two migrant Guatemalan children to insulate his administration from any blame, contending without justification that they were in dire health before they reached the border.

The children cleared initial U.S. health screenings and one of them was in the U.S. for five days before suddenly showing signs of illness.

His tweets on the deaths in U.S. custody of a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year old boy were his first words on the subject and came with no expression of remorse for what happened. Instead he said their fate shows why the U.S. needs a wall at the Mexican border.

Trump addressed the matter during a week in which he also misrepresented what he’s done for military pay in a speech to troops in Iraq and told a faulty story about the Iran nuclear deal.

https://www.apnews.com/c512a14ca67a4f2ebdd6d0c44f7e3273

[PJMcK]

1. Trump lied?!

(yawn)

Just another day in the Era of Trump.

[spanone]

2. every lie needs to be exposed.

[PJMcK]

3. I agree

The problem is that it becomes mind-numbing. He lies something like 15+ times A DAY! His followers never hear the fact-checkers because they're locked into the Right Wing Media Machine.

Whenever Trump says anything, I assume it's not true. I swear, if he said today was Monday, I'd have to check the calendar!

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4. 👍🏼 it cannot become the norm.

[The Wielding Truth]

6. 100+

[malaise]

5. He lies all the time

and M4Greedia repeats his lies

[marble falls]

7. We'll just have to take turns reporting on them. I've been working on a schedule ...

you may have cut back on your little music thing: what are you doing Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays between 6PM and midnight? Remember: sacrifices must be made. I personally am giving up my Monday early evening on alternate weeks.

[malaise]

8. This could be full time work

[spanone]

9. By a LARGE crew! 24/7 365

[malaise]

11. BIGLY BIGLY!

[marble falls]

10. You're just going to have to lean into the load and pull. An anxious nation is depending ...

on you.

Did you ever get that lottery check? I haven't and I am veeeery disappointed.

[malaise]

12. I hear you

and I'm still waiting for that lotto check

[marble falls]

13. Happy New Year, my friend!

[malaise]

14. Back at you my friend

May all you dreams come true