#TrumpCheck
We are just as fed up with the antics of the Trump administration as you are! Clearly, they have no plan or goals, and Trump is simply trying to find new ways to derail the government, persecute political rivals, and consolidate power for himself.
Here at the LACDP, we are going to be holding the Republicans accountable, starting at the very top.
This is why we are so excited to be writing the first in our #TrumpCheck series.
Every week, the LACDP will provide updates and fact-checks on actions or claims made by the Trump administration. This week, we're here to set the record straight on immigration.
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Trump has claimed that there are “large numbers of terrorists coming in like we’ve never seen... We have thousands of terrorists coming into our country.” – in an interview with ABC 13.
FACT: There is no evidence that high numbers of immigrants are terrorists or that there are "thousands" who are terrorists entering the United States.
He seems to believe that he has an intuition about the quality of one's character based on the color of one's skin and the way that one looks. He is mistaken; the only word to describe this is racism.
FACT: Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and no Executive Order can EVER override the Constitution.
Correcting misinformation distributed by the United States government is a job for us all. We will keep it up here, and on our social media accounts, linked below.