Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in campaign-style press briefing from White House

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Donald Trump used a Labor Day press briefing at the White House to give a campaign-style address, attacking his political opponents, touting the alleged success the US has had against the coronavirus and repeating many false and misleading claims along the way.

In all, CNN counted at least 11 outright falsehoods and a few more that were misleading or lacked context.

Here's a look at the President's claims and the facts behind them.

Federal cases

When asked about the Black Lives Matter protests happening across the US, Trump talked about the federal crackdown on protesters who have destroyed monuments, claiming, "We have now over 1,000 people, federal, in jail. We're prosecuting many people."

Facts First: This is not accurate based on data from Trump's own Department of Justice. While it is not clear where the 1,000 number came from, the department reported that as of September 2, a total of 227 people have been federally charged in cities, including Minneapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle. The charges vary from arson to assaulting a federal officer.

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Trump pulled the 1000 number from his huge ass.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Of course he pulled it from his COWARDOUS HUGE TRAITOR ASS

We have about 40 million traitors in this country who would LOVE to have putin come in here and jail or exterminate us.

Do people understand this yet?

OK, when I said that in places 4 years ago, I was told I was being hyperbolic and a jackass. Hopefully those days are gone.