“I have a Consultational Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator. This is because of an old and outdated custom known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions. Therefore, the only candidates that I can get confirmed for these most important positions are, believe it or not, Democrats! Chuck Grassley should allow strong Republican candidates to ascend to these very vital and powerful roles, and tell the Democrats, as they often tell us, to go to HELL!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post claims that Trump’s “consultational right” to appoint judges and U.S. Attorneys has been wholly blocked in states with a single Democratic senator due to the blue slip policy, attributing this to Senator Grassley and asserting that only Democratic nominees can now be confirmed. In reality, the blue slip is a Senate tradition, not a constitutional rule,…
“I just watched Sloppy Chris Christie be interviewed on a ratings challenged News Show, This Week With George Slopadopolus, on ABC Fake News (By the way, what the hell happened to Jonathan Karls hair? He looks absolutely terrible! Its amazing what bad ratings, on a failed television show that was forced to pay me $16,000,000, can do to ones appearance!). Can anyone believe anything that Sloppy Chris says? Do you remember the way he lied about the dangerous and deadly closure of the George Washington Bridge in order to stay out of prison, at the same time sacrificing people who worked for him, including a young mother, who spent years trying to fight off the vicious charges against her. Chris refused to take responsibility for these criminal acts. For the sake of JUSTICE, perhaps we should start looking at that very serious situation again? NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post accurately notes Chris Christie’s appearance on “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos and the ABC settlement with Trump, but it misattributes the nature of the settlement and presents misleading and exaggerated claims regarding the Bridgegate scandal. The ABC settlement concerned a defamation case unrelated to Bridgegate, and while Bridgegate did involve Christie’s administration, he was never criminally…
“The Appellate Court removed incompetent Judge Engoron, but he refused to go, or even to acknowledge them. Hes a highly overturned, CROOKED Judge, who is retiring into a life of lawsuits, along with his Chief Clerk, soon! He is almost as Corrupt as Leticia James, but not quite! President DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The Truth Social post contains several factually incorrect and misleading claims about Judge Arthur Engoron and the recent New York appellate court ruling. The claim that “the Appellate Court removed” Judge Engoron is false; the court reversed the large financial penalty against Trump but did not remove the judge from the case or his position. Allegations of Judge…
“I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and his son, Kacy. Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played in six World Series, winning two! He was second to Nolan Ryan in most strike-outs, and he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW! People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it. He was just as great before those erroneous charges were leveled at him. That rumor has gone on for years, and there has been no evidence whatsoever that he was a druggie. This is going to be like Pete Rose where, after over 4,000 Hits, they wouldnt put him in the Hall of Fame until I spoke to the Commissioner, and he promised to do so, but it was essentially a promise not kept because he only opened it up when Pete died and, even then, he said that Pete Rose only got into the mix because of DEATH. We are not going to let that happen in the case of Roger Clemens. 354 Wins — Put him in NOW. He and his great family should not be forced to endure this stupidity any longer!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post accurately lists Roger Clemens’ win total at 354 and his record seven Cy Young Awards. However, it incorrectly claims Clemens ranks second in career strikeouts (he ranks third) and overstates the absence of evidence for drug use, as there is significant testimony and physical evidence, though he was acquitted of perjury and never tested positive. The…
“Did Wes Moore, the Governor of Maryland, lie about getting a Bronze Star?” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary Governor Wes Moore did claim to have received a Bronze Star Medal on his 2006 White House Fellowship application and allowed public misrepresentation about the award in TV interviews, despite never having actually received the medal at that time. Initially, his superior officer had instructed him to include the award, but subsequent military records confirmed he hadn’t received…