Presidential debates are often miserable affairs, but ever since Donald
Trump brought his constant stream of lies to the political scene in 2016,
they�ve become simply unwatchable. Why? Because so often, moderators
aren�t able to (or choose not to) do basic fact-checking and challenge
his false claims in real time. But during Tuesday�s first debate between
Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris, ABC News� David Muir and Linsey
Davis actually held the former president to account � and it was
wonderful to watch.

Trump�s reputation precedes him: During his four years in office, the
former president told more than 30,500 lies, or an average of about 21
false claims daily, according to the Washington Post. He hasn�t slowed
down since leaving office, which makes fact-checking him a tall order.

But Muir and Davis rose to the task on Tuesday, first jumping in when
Trump claimed that abortions occur after birth in some states. Davis
called him out and corrected the record: Infanticide is illegal in every
state. Then when the former president spouted a racist conspiracy theory
about immigrants to the city of Springfield, Ohio, stealing and eating
locals� pets, Muir noted the city manager has confirmed those claims,
which have been amplified by high-profile Republicans, are entirely
false. And when Trump brought up some skewed crime statistics in an
attempt to ding Harris, Muir corrected him, too.

While Trump loves to accuse mainstream news outlets like ABC News of
bias, the moderators did hold Harris�s feet to the fire, too, asking her
to account for why she�s changed her positions on fracking and health
care since her 2020 presidential-primary campaign. Muir and Davis barely
had to fact-check Harris, though, because she doesn�t lie as furiously as
Trump does.

The anchors� involvement was a welcome change from the disastrous debate
between Trump and President Joe Biden in June, when CNN moderators Dana
Bash and Jake Tapper did not attempt to correct either candidate. Trump�s
strategy has always been to drown the public in falsehoods to obfuscate
his policy positions and scare the American people. This time, he wasn�t
able to get away with it.

On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 01:41:38 -0000 (UTC), "Ron Paul Jr." <X@Y.com> wrote:

>Presidential debates are often miserable affairs, but ever since Donald
>Trump brought his constant stream of lies to the political scene in 2016,
>they’ve become simply unwatchable. Why? Because so often, moderators
>aren’t able to (or choose not to) do basic fact-checking and challenge
>his false claims in real time. But during Tuesday’s first debate between
>Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris, ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey
>Davis actually held the former president to account — and it was
>wonderful to watch.
>
>Trump’s reputation precedes him: During his four years in office, the
>former president told more than 30,500 lies, or an average of about 21
>false claims daily, according to the Washington Post. He hasn’t slowed
>down since leaving office, which makes fact-checking him a tall order.
>
>But Muir and Davis rose to the task on Tuesday, first jumping in when
>Trump claimed that abortions occur after birth in some states. Davis
>called him out and corrected the record: Infanticide is illegal in every
>state. Then when the former president spouted a racist conspiracy theory
>about immigrants to the city of Springfield, Ohio, stealing and eating
>locals’ pets, Muir noted the city manager has confirmed those claims,
>which have been amplified by high-profile Republicans, are entirely
>false. And when Trump brought up some skewed crime statistics in an
>attempt to ding Harris, Muir corrected him, too.
>
>While Trump loves to accuse mainstream news outlets like ABC News of
>bias, the moderators did hold Harris’s feet to the fire, too, asking her
>to account for why she’s changed her positions on fracking and health
>care since her 2020 presidential-primary campaign. Muir and Davis barely
>had to fact-check Harris, though, because she doesn’t lie as furiously as
>Trump does.
>
>The anchors’ involvement was a welcome change from the disastrous debate
>between Trump and President Joe Biden in June, when CNN moderators Dana
>Bash and Jake Tapper did not attempt to correct either candidate. Trump’s
>strategy has always been to drown the public in falsehoods to obfuscate
>his policy positions and scare the American people. This time, he wasn’t
>able to get away with it.

*applause*

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