Fact check: On Memorial Day, Trump falsely attacks congressman who is Marine Corps veteran

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Fact check: On Memorial Day, Trump falsely attacks congressman who is Marine Corps veteran
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Facts First: Contrary to President Trump’s claim, Rep. Conor Lamb kept his promise not to vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the house.

Washington On Memorial Day, President Donald Trump attacked a Democratic congressman who is a Marine veteran, Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb, as an"American fraud."

But Trump's own next sentence was entirely false. Trump claimed that Lamb -- whose first and last name he misspelled as"Connor Lamm" -- is a"puppet" for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump continued:"He said he would NOT vote for her for Speaker, and did."Facts First: Lamb, elected in a special election in March 2018 and then again in the general election in November 2018, kept his promise not to vote for Pelosi as speaker. Lamb voted for Rep.

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