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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Aug 8, 2024, 08:56 PM Aug 8

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference

AP FACT CHECK
FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 8:21 PM EDT, August 8, 2024

In his first news conference since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, former President Donald Trump said he would debate her on Sept. 10 and pushed for two more debates. The Republican presidential nominee spoke for more than an hour, discussing a number of issues facing the country and then taking questions from reporters. He made a number of false and misleading claims. Many of them have been made before.

Here’s a look at some of those claims. ___

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FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 8 OP
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I'm adding the story now. Thanks. And good evening. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 8 #2
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