Analysis: All of the things that 'everybody knows,' according to Trump
“I won. No collusion, no obstruction. I won. Everybody knows I won,” President Trump says. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow April 10 at 12:17 PM Speaking to reporters before traveling to Texas on Wednesday, President Trump made an interesting assertion.
We found about 30 instances in the past six months alone where Trump asserted that everyone knew something. They’re presented below in reverse chronological order with repeat instances of the same claim excluded. April 5. That loopholes in immigration laws, such as “chain migration” or “visa lottery,” are very bad. Polling indicates that 48 percent support continuing the visa lottery and 43 percent support family reunification .
March 22. That there was no obstruction. A Washington Post-Schar School poll found that 49 percent think Trump obstructed justice, even after the completion of Mueller’s probe. Feb. 15. That human smugglers drive bound women across the border between border checkpoints. While the New York Times reports that incidents of women being bound while being smuggled over the border have occurred, the Border Patrol at one point struggled to find stories matching Trump’s description.
Jan. 14. That there’s a humanitarian crisis on the border. A poll released that day found that 26 percent of respondents didn’t believe there was a humanitarian crisis at the border.Jan. 10. That NAFTA was a disaster. In a Fox News poll from December, 41 percent viewed NAFTA at least somewhat favorably.
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