With the Senate set to vote on whether to oppose his border emergency declaration, President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to close ranks on what he says is an “80 percent positive issue.” That’s spin.
Issues: border security
FactChecking Trump’s National Emergency Remarks
Video: Trump’s Bogus El Paso Claim
Trump Wrong About Wall Effect in El Paso
Democratic Spin on Border Security Funds
Trump’s Border Blunders
Several Administrations Used Tear Gas at the Border
Trump’s Border Claims
After a group of migrants tried to breach the U.S. border at Tijuana, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said there were no “reported serious injuries on either side of the border.” But President Donald Trump told reporters the same day that “three Border Patrol people yesterday were very badly hurt through getting hit with rocks and stones.”