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Permalinkmajor whoppers during her Tuesday night debate against Donald Trump. With
help from left-wing activists masquerading as debate moderators, Harris
whitewashed her extreme record, lied about Trump's policy positions, and
more.
Here are some of the biggest falsehoods she told throughout the evening.
1. 'Middle-Class Kid'
Harris claimed that she grew up a "middle-class kid." That is not true. As
previously noted by journalist Megyn Kelly, Harris' father was a professor at
Stanford University, while her mother was a biomedical scientist at UC
Berkley.
2. Trump's Tax Cuts
Harris falsely insinuated that the 2017 tax cuts approved by the Trump
administration disproportionately benefited America's billionaires and
corporations.
That is not true. Data produced by the IRS has shown that "on average all
income brackets benefited substantially from the Republicans' tax reform law,
with the biggest beneficiaries being working and middle-income filers, not
the top 1 percent," according to Justin Haskins, writing in The Hill.
3. Trump 'Sales Tax'
Harris claimed Trump will implement a "sales tax." Trump has not pledged to
do such a thing if elected president.
4. Jan. 6
Harris contended that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was the
"worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War."
Contrary to Harris' claim, the J6 events did not put American self-governance
in jeopardy, nor did it expose Americans to risks like those experienced
during World War I, the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, or World War II, to
name a few.
5. Project 2025
Harris claimed Trump will implement Project 2025 if elected. Trump has
repeatedly said he has nothing to do with Project 2025.
6. Just Restoring Roe
When asked whether she supports any restrictions on abortion, Harris dodged
the question, instead claiming that she "absolutely support[s] reinstating
the protections of Roe v Wade."
Moments before that, however, Harris pledged to sign legislation such as the
ill-named "Women's Health Protection Act," which would codify abortion
through all nine months of pregnancy. In addition to her history of co-
sponsoring the original version of that legislation, Harris also voted
against protections for babies born alive after botched abortions.
7. Pro-Life Laws Criminalize Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies
Harris claimed that several states have "Trump abortion bans" that "make it
criminal for a doctor or nurse to provide health care," threaten women with
prison time, and "make no exception, even for rape or incest."
The lifesaving laws designed to protect thousands of innocents every year
from elective abortions, however, do not criminalize treatments for
spontaneous loss or complications. In fact, every single pro-life policy on
the books includes exceptions for abortion when it is deemed necessary to
save the life of a pregnant woman.
8. Trump's Abortion Stance
Trump, Harris told Americans on Tuesday night, will sign a national abortion
ban and hire a national "abortion ... monitor that would be monitoring your
pregnancies, your miscarriages" if he is elected.
The Republican's 2024 abortion platform, however, explicitly states decisions
about ending life in the womb should be left "up to the states" and mentions
nothing about crowning a national pro-life coordinator. The GOP presidential
nominee has also sworn multiple times that he would not sign federal
legislation curbing abortion.
9. Ninth Month Abortions Don't Exist
Harris also used her time on the debate stage to assert that "nowhere in
America is a woman carrying a pregnancy to term and asking for an abortion."
"That is not happening. It's insulting to the women of America," Harris
claimed.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, shows that
thousands of abortions are performed after 21 weeks gestation. The CDC's
findings do not include reporting from at least four abortion-friendly states
(California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Jersey), which suggests the
number of late-term abortions in the U.S. is likely much higher.
10. Border Bill
Harris claimed a congressional border bill proposed earlier this year would
have stemmed illegal immigration and fentanyl at the U.S. southern border.
That statement is categorically false. The bipartisan measure would have
enshrined the existing invasion into federal law.
11. SCOTUS Immunity Ruling
Harris mischaracterized the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity,
claiming the decision would mean that Trump "would essentially be immune from
any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again."
The vice president's claim is misleading at best. While a majority of
justices determined that a U.S. president possesses "absolute immunity" for
"actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority" and
"at least presumptive immunity" for "official acts," they separately noted
that "[t]here is no immunity for unofficial acts."
The justices further remanded the Biden-Harris Justice Department's get-Trump
lawfare back to the lower courts to determine whether the actions alleged by
Special Counsel Jack Smith constitute "official acts."
12. Fracking Ban
Kamala Harris claimed she made herself "very clear in 2020."
"I will not ban fracking," she said.
But her position was clearly against fracking as she ran for her party's 2020
presidential nomination when she said, "There is no question I'm in favor of
banning fracking."
13. Minnesota Rioters Bail Fund
Harris seemingly denied that she undertook efforts to bail out left-wing
rioters following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
"She went out in Minnesota and wanted to let criminals that killed people,
that burned down Minneapolis -- she went out and raised money to get them out
of jail," Trump said, as Harris shook her head.
As The Federalist's Jordan Boyd previously noted, "Accused rapists, repeat
offenders, and rioters alike benefitted in June 2020 when Harris encouraged
her social media followers to donate to a bail fund dedicated to those
arrested for their months-long, $2 billion siege of cities like Minneapolis."
14. Trump's Role in J6
Harris claimed that Trump "incited" the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.
Capitol.
That is false. Trump specifically told protestors to "peacefully and
patriotically make [their] voices heard" and sought to deploy 10,000 National
Guard troops to the Capitol ahead of Congress's certification of the 2020
election results.
15. J6 Deaths
Harris claimed that "some" police officers died as a result of the
demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
That is false. For example, medical examiners determined that Officer Brian
Sicknick died of natural causes -- not from the violence perpetrated on Jan.
6.
16. 'Fine People' Hoax
Harris repeated the debunked lie that Trump praised white supremacists
marching in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 when he said there were "fine
people on both sides."
This is false, as Trump was referring to both sides of the debate on whether
to allow historic monuments to remain standing.
17. 'Bloodbath' Hoax
Harris regurgitated the false narrative that Trump claimed there would be a
"bloodbath" if he loses this November.
The vice president took Trump out of context. The 45th president was not
calling for violence but was discussing the economic disaster that awaits
Americans if Democrats win the election.
18. Trump's NATO Comments
Harris distorted the former president's remarks by claiming he told Russia it
could "do whatever the hell [it] wants" regarding Ukraine.
Harris took the former president out of context. Trump's remarks came during
a South Carolina rally, during which he recounted a story from when he was
president and speaking with a NATO member. Trump purportedly indicated that
he would withhold U.S. support if the member didn't pay its minimum defense
spending obligations.
"'You didn't pay? You're delinquent?'" Trump recalled telling the
unidentified NATO member. "'No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would
encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta
pay your bills.'"
19. Autocrats' Preferences for President
Harris claimed that the world's autocratic leaders are pulling for Trump to
win. While there is no definitive way for Harris to know this for most
leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin did publicly throw his support
behind Harris' presidential bid last week.
20. Combat Zones
Harris claimed that "there is not one member of the United States military
who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world [for]
the first time this century."
That isn't true. As noted by former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., the
United States has "troops in Syria and Iraq who are routinely attacked by
Iran-backed militias."
"Three soldiers were killed in Jordan earlier this year!" he wrote on X.
21. Blaming Trump for Biden's Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
Harris attempted to pin the Biden-Harris administration's botched Afghanistan
withdrawal, which got 13 U.S.service members killed, on Trump.
"Donald Trump, when he was president, negotiated one of the weakest deals you
can imagine," Harris claimed.
That isn't true. According to a report recently released by Republicans on
the House Foreign Affairs Committee, "The evidence proves President Biden's
decision to withdraw all U.S. troops was not based on the security situation,
the Doha Agreement, or the advice of his senior national security advisors or
our allies. Rather, it was premised on his longstanding and unyielding
opinion that the United States should no longer be in Afghanistan."
22. Gun Confiscation
Harris claimed that she doesn't support mandatory gun confiscation.
That is false. She has openly expressed support for such a policy.
23. Trump's Foreign Policy Record
Harris claimed, "Donald Trump is weak and wrong on national security and
foreign policy."
That is false. Under Trump's administration the U.S. southern border was
secure, and America facilitated multiple peace agreements between Israel and
Arab states. Under the Biden-Harris administration, Russia invaded Ukraine,
Iran-backed Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel, and China has ramped
up its threats toward Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan.
24. Defunding the Police
Harris shook her head and claimed, "That's not true," when confronted by
Trump over her past support for defunding the police.
As noted by ABC News, however, Harris previously expressed support for
"reimagin[ing]" policing and "redirect[ing] resources" from police toward
what the outlet described as "other areas of government [such as] schools and
small businesses."
25. IVF
In an attempt to link Democrats' abortion goals with in vitro fertilization,
Harris claimed that "under Donald Trump's abortion bans ... couples who pray
and dream of having a family are being denied IVF treatments."
Trump, however, has openly touted IVF and even promised that he would make
taxpayers fund it.
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Let's go Brandon!