“Donald Trump claimed Thursday there is no money available for home
mortgages, that he was indicted nine times and that there are 19 different ways of pronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris’ first name.”
“The cost of the typical monthly mortgage has really tripled, and you can’t get the money.” “So, you know, you’ll go from 2% to 10% but you can’t get the money at 10%. I guess they want more than that, but you just can’t get the money.”
“In fact, banks and credit unions have plenty of money to lend for home purchases. “
“Trump was indicted not nine times, but four — five if you count a superseding indictment filed earlier this week for his actions related to his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt. “
“And, according to Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, there is one correct way to pronounce her name.”
“He said that President Joe Biden was sleeping too much, while Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un do very little sleeping. “
“He claimed, falsely, that the United States had the strongest economy in history on his watch and, also falsely, that he had the largest tax cuts in American history.“
“He claimed that in certain states, parents were allowed to kill newborns immediately after birth.”
“In fact, the economy was stronger at numerous other points, and tax cuts under presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush were larger than his.”
“What’s more, there are no states that permit the murder of newborn babies.”
“Even when Trump finally did speak about energy, many of his statements were false.”
“You know where we’re getting a lot of our energy now? Venezuela,” he said.”
“In fact, the United States imports a negligible amount of oil from that country.”
“Trump’s only real energy “policy” in the energy speech was a previously announced pledge to lower gasoline and electricity prices by 50%.”
“My goal will be to cut your energy costs in half within 12 months after taking office,” he said.”
“Oil industry experts, though, point out that Trump’s promise ignores a fundamental reality that oil prices are set in a global market and that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC producers have decided not to let the world price fall much below $75 per barrel.”
“In recent years, OPEC nations have cut their production as U.S. companies have increased theirs. As a result, oil prices have remained largely unchanged.”
“In any case, if gas prices somehow actually fell to half their current levels, it would likely be accompanied by a deep recession and the collapse of the U.S. oil industry, which cannot break even if oil were to fall to $20-$30 per barrel — the level necessary for gasoline to cost $1.70 per gallon.”
“Toward the end of his speech, Trump defended his use of a visit to Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week to make a campaign video “
“The Army has issued a statement saying that the rule banning campaign photography had been explained to Trump’s staff beforehand, but that Trump violated it anyway.”
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