Pants On Fire Fact-checks on Donald Trump in 2020
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.:
"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters:
"I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."
Donald Trump
stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters:
“Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
Donald Trump
stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference:
“I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing:
The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2020 in a press conference:
“I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don't actually need.
Donald Trump
stated on March 30, 2020 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":
“We inherited a broken test” for COVID-19.
Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing:
Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.
Donald Trump
stated on April 1, 2020 in in a White House briefing:
“Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.”
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference:
“As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.”
Donald Trump
stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing:
Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing:
“We’ve tested more than every country combined.”
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet:
“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.
Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
There are “many unanswered and obvious questions” about the 2001 death of a staff member of Joe Scarborough.
Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged."
Donald Trump
stated on May 25, 2020 in a tweet:
“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”
Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.
Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2020 in a tweet:
During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."
Donald Trump
stated on June 3, 2020 in a tweet:
Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks during a roundtable discussion:
“If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.”
Donald Trump
stated on June 17, 2020 in an interview with the Wall Street Journal:
Says before he planned a rally on June 19 “nobody had ever heard of” Juneteenth.
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2020 in a Tweet:
CNN aired a video of a toddler running away from another toddler with the headlines “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby” and “Racist baby probably voted for Trump.”
Donald Trump
stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden:
A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.”
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.:
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally:
Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet:
“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview:
“Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.”
Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2020 in a tweet:
"I never called John (McCain) a loser."
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Donald Trump
stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech in Michigan:
Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.”
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets:
Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2020 in a tweet from @
trumpWarRoom:
"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2020 in a tweet:
"Dems want to shut your churches down, permanently. Hope you see what is happening."
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2020 in comments during the last presidential debate:
“They have 180 million people, families under what he wants to do, which will basically be socialized medicine — you won’t even have a choice — they want to terminate 180 million plans.”
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2020 in remarks to reporters:
Counting ballots for weeks after Election Day “is totally inappropriate, and I don't believe that's by our laws."
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2020 in a campaign rally:
Says his supporters were “protecting” Joe Biden’s campaign bus in Texas.
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2020 in a speech at the White House:
“We already have won” the election.
Donald Trump
stated on November 5, 2020 in a White House speech:
“If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.”
Donald Trump
stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Dominion Voting Systems “deleted 2.7 million Trump votes nationwide.”
Donald Trump
stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet:
“Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our poll watchers and/or vote observers to watch or observe.”
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2020 in a fundraising email:
Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud.
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2020 in a Tweet:
“The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud."
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet:
A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election.
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet:
"A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!"
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet:
“In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Donald Trump
stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally:
“Actually, I won Wisconsin.”
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech:
“In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Donald Trump
stated on December 9, 2020 in a tweet:
“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”