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Trump admin mocks 'Fake News losers' after CNN is forced to correct fact-check on transgender mice
The Blaze ^ | March 4, 2025

Posted on 03/06/2025 9:24:11 AM PST by lowbridge

The White House went on to document $8 million in federal spending on transgender mice.

One of President Donald Trump's more astounding claims during his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night ended with egg on the face of "Fake News losers" at CNN when they tried to fact-check him.

"$8 million to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of," he said during the address. "$60 million for indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment in central America, $60 million. $8 million for making mice transgender. This is real!"

CNN reporters initially said the claim was false and said they could not determine where the president came up with the $8 million figure. Eventually, the article was corrected to say the claim "needed context" and deleted the content calling it false.

"An earlier version of this item incorrectly characterized as false Trump's claim about federal money being spent for 'making mice transgender.' The article has been updated with context about the spending, which was for research students on the potential human health impacts of treatments used in gender-affirming care," the article read.

The two versions were posted to social media by the popular "Libs of TikTok" account.

CNN was mocked and ridiculed by many on over the gaffe, but then the White House pounced on the news outlet.

"The Fake News losers at CNN tried to fact check President Trump saying Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but President Trump was right (as usual)," the administration wrote on its official social media account.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


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To: Miami Rebel

What is your problem?

I never said anything about cancer studies.


21 posted on 03/06/2025 2:27:01 PM PST by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: packrat35

I wonder if that will ever come playing cruise ship Trivia. Probably not.


22 posted on 03/06/2025 2:30:37 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: SoConPubbie; Miami Rebel

“A. But it has zero to do with transgender”.

That was not said by me that was said by Miami Rebel in post 9 and I have no idea what he was talking about. My post was number 8 and did not say that.

“You still pushing that lie???”

Here you are not even recognizing I did not write that. I wrote post 8, that statement you are angry about was written by Miami Rebel in post 9 and you’re getting angry with me over someone elses post.

Btw; the reason I thought the study was cruel to mice is because it was not a necessary study but the left is so obsessed with transgender stuff they are doing studies on animals. It’s bizarre and our tax dollars are going to this crap.

I never said anything regarding cancer studies which Miami Rebel went off on me like I had. I was pointing out, as Trump did, per the article that our money was wasted on this obsession of the left with transgender stuff on a trangender study on mice.

Too many people around here jump to conclusions and attack. Even if something is worth discussing it does not need to be done in anger. I’m not into that kind of thing.

If there are any more angry attacks I’m reporting it. I’m not into arguing.


23 posted on 03/06/2025 2:53:44 PM PST by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: Vehmgericht

A case of “miceogyny”?


24 posted on 03/06/2025 3:21:59 PM PST by Does so ("The guilty flee when no man pursueth"....🇺🇦...Dem☭¢rat... ∅ ™ ¿ ¡ ☞≣ ½¼)
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To: packrat35

Lesotho is a large sub-nation within South Africa’s borders.

Collecting stamps as a kid pays dividends.

:)


25 posted on 03/06/2025 3:24:42 PM PST by Does so ("The guilty flee when no man pursueth"....🇺🇦...Dem☭¢rat... ∅ ™ ¿ ¡ ☞≣ ½¼)
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To: Vehmgericht

Where are the animal rights activists?

They are as quiet as mice.


26 posted on 03/06/2025 3:25:09 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Does so

I also knew what it was—but when President Trump said that line I was on the floor laughing.

I am obviously one of those over educated folks who knows lots of useless information.

Lol.


27 posted on 03/06/2025 3:26:39 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Steely Tom

Do Republicans actually ever pounce? I think the concept is foreign to them.


28 posted on 03/06/2025 3:35:55 PM PST by citizen (Political incrementalism is like compound interest for liberals - every little bit adds up.)
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To: lowbridge

They transitioned those mice into Transylvanians.


     

29 posted on 03/06/2025 3:52:02 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: lowbridge

I’ve never seen such morons... Have you?


30 posted on 03/06/2025 3:58:02 PM PST by Bullish (I've never seen such morons... Have you?)
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To: lowbridge

The problem the President[’s careless parroting of things he heard, and seem to provide ammunition against the Left, very often end up doing the opposite., as in this case: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/politics/fact-check-trump-address-congress/index.html


31 posted on 03/06/2025 5:11:12 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: daniel1212

Folks have been criticizing President Trump for ten years now.

Somehow he managed to get elected President of the United States twice and get an election stolen from him once.

I think he will be just fine—even without your advice.

Lol.


32 posted on 03/06/2025 5:16:27 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: cgbg
Folks have been criticizing President Trump for ten years now. Somehow he managed to get elected President of the United States twice and get an election stolen from him once. I think he will be just fine—even without your advice. Lol.

By the mercy of God "general" Trump won, over very weak Demoncrat candidates, but full victory over the enemy requires silencing all their guns, not only with sound policies and determined direction but with integrity in all areas.

Regarding which, criticism can come from 2 sources and 2 reasons, the "Fact Checkers"of the Left do so with the motive of destroying the conservative President Trump, with those who want him to be fully victorious over the Left hate to see him giving the latter fodder for their canons due to careless parroting of unproven and fallacious statements.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. (Titus 2:7-8)

33 posted on 03/07/2025 3:31:06 AM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: lowbridge

“Context” is their biggest scam, whereby they cast shade on truths that they don’t like until their negative characterization misleads those dull enough to follow their lead.


34 posted on 03/07/2025 3:32:47 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Does so

I collected stamps also. It is one reason I am good at history and geography.


35 posted on 03/07/2025 8:19:19 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: packrat35; Does so

Totally agree. My two biggest hobbies as a kid were stamp collecting and shortwave radio.


36 posted on 03/07/2025 8:20:11 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Steely Tom
Republicans pounce !

Typically a synonym for Pigs Fly

37 posted on 03/30/2025 7:47:56 AM PDT by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failure)
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