(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . FTR: Felonious Trump Made 3 Times as Many False Statements as Pres. Biden in CNN's Debate [Updated] [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-28 [Author’s Note: This is a reprise of an article posted earlier updated with a couple of items of interest. See below] Lets get this out of the way... President Biden had a bad night, and it was a serious missed opportunity. That said, Donald Trump is still a convicted felon, a rapist, a bigot, a flaming idiot, and an aspiring authoritarian who is an imminent threat to democracy. And, as emphatically demonstrated in last night's debate, Trump is a also pathological liar. Click here to Tweet this article So after the CNN debate, the choice for president remains one between an honorable, intelligent, elderly man with a poor memory who stutters, or a psychotically hostile wannabe dictator with the morals of an alley cat. That shouldn't be a difficult choice for most Americans. And the coming days will affirm Trump's unfitness for office as he is sentenced for the 34 felonies he was recently found guilty of, followed by the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city he regards as "horrible." SEE THIS: Trump Horribly Bungles His ‘Horrible City’ Swipe at Milwaukee with Help from a Fox News Flunky There are factions within the Democratic Party that are panicking and now believe that Biden should step aside. Meanwhile, Republicans are ecstatic about Trump flooding the zone with flagrant falsehoods. Something is very wrong with American politics if Democrats will panic when Biden stutters a bit, but Republicans will celebrate when Trump lies constantly. CNN made the astonishingly irresponsible decision to refrain from fact-checking during the debate. That played into Trump's hands, allowing him to lie incessantly for 90 minutes without consequence. After the debate, CNN got around to fact checking, and the results, while predictable, couldn't be worse for Trump. They found that Trump lied at least 28 times - about once every three minutes. Which means that virtually every response he gave contained a lie. Biden, on the other hand, was found to have made only nine disputable comments. x Felonious Trump Gave 3 Times as Many False Statements as President Biden in the CNN Debate: LEFT: Convicted Felon Trump - 28 RIGHT: President Biden - 9pic.twitter.com/NIkCVDZDNqpic.twitter.com/AD969XMkoV — News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) June 28, 2024 The difference between the character of the falsehoods was also notable. Trump's were serious misstatements of irrefutable and consequential facts. However, Biden's contained some items that clearly didn't belong on a list of false statements. For instance... CNN disputed Biden's claim that Trump wants to get rid of Social Security. But Trump has said that he would make cuts to the program that he falsely claims is an entitlement. CNN disputed Biden's claim regarding Trump's proposal to inject bleach as a cure of COVID. But Trump did make such a suggestion, just using the word "disinfectant," rather than "bleach." CNN disputed Biden's claim that billionaires pay 8.2% in taxes. Which is true if you factor in their unrealized investment income. And often they pay less, or even zero. The list of Trump's lies, however, was far longer and more substantive, including... Trump's lie that “everybody” wanted Roe v. Wade overturned, including Democrats. Trump's lie that Democrats support killing babies “after birth.” Trump's denial that he had called fallen soldiers “suckers” and “losers.” Trump's claim that his 10% tariff on all imported goods would not raise prices on Americans. Trump's lie that Biden and his Justice Department were behind his four indictments. Trump's relentless repetition of his "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was "rigged" and "stolen." Trump's attempts to blame former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the January 6th insurrection. Trump's taking credit for the Veterans Choice health care law that was signed by Obama. And 20 more lies… The disappointment over the performance of Biden during the first debate will dissipate in a matter of days. And Biden will have more opportunities to demonstrate his wisdom and compassion. But the lies that are continuously being disgorged by Trump will persist in the minds of voters who actually care about the welfare of the nation. And on November 5th they will reject him, just as they did four years ago. UPDATES: Item #1: Biden spoke at a rally in North Carolina Friday and was decidedly more vigorous and compelling… x President Biden... More of this, please! https://t.co/KCCNZQXZOy — News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) June 28, 2024 Item #2: Biden raised $14 Million dollars raised overnight after the debate. x The media may be FREAKING OUT, but the American people are affirming their support for Biden. https://t.co/WcZ4TLVRLS — News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) June 28, 2024 RELATED STORIES: [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/28/2249585/-FTR-Felonious-Trump-Made-3-Times-as-Many-False-Statements-as-Pres-Biden-in-CNN-s-Debate-Updated?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/