Actually, it’s a great article.
Anyone who reads it, will get a feel for the issues and Trump’s stand on the issues. And CNN’s nitpicking at it, is obvious.
Take for instance the first claim. Energy. Trump talks about rolling back the excessive regulations. CNN doesn’t dispute that.
Doesn’t matter that Fracking put up over the top before Trump took office. It matters that the democrats were fighting it.
Same thing with a wall. CNN can quibble about the difference between a fence and a wall, but they basically just confirmed Trump was right and democrats did vote for border protection.
RE: democrats did vote for border protection.
What CNN does not emphasize ( but did mention ) was that the Dems voted for the Secure Fence Act, which authorized 700 miles of border fencing.
SO, They voted for fencing but not for a wall. The bottom line question that CNN does not address is this -— DOES THE FENCING THEY SUPPORTED IN 2006 WORK TO PREVENT ILLEGALS FROM CROSSING?
The answer is obviously “NO”.
So, knowing that it does not work, why are they opposed to making the barrier STRONGER? CNN does not mention the reason why.
Then CNN says that Trump is lying when he uses the term “Wall” when they are simply new types of fencing.
Well, why can’t Trump build the wall that he wants? CNN does not mention in this “Fact Check” as to the reasons why — The Democrats REFUSE to allocate the money to strengthen the barrier to make a GENUINE WALL.
So, this so-called FACT CHECK does not fully inform readers about the issues. It simply wants to push the meme that Trump is a liar. Which helps the Democrats of course ( but we all know that was their intent ).