In his first press conference since being inaugurated 64 days ago, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong.
FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
Issues: cloture
Durbin and the Filibuster ‘Myth’
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin defended the filibuster, claiming getting rid of it “would be the end of the Senate as it was originally devised and created going back to our Founding Fathers.” But the filibuster wasn’t part of the Senate rules when it was created.
Grimes Inflates McConnell’s ‘Gridlock’ Tally
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Democratic opponent exaggerates when she claims in a TV ad that McConnell “blocked the Senate over 400 times” since 2007.