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This is a rare instance where I actually think both you and rayiner (both otherwise awesome HN users) are wrong. Your characterization of Trump vs Biden/Obama
by bhupy 6y ago
This is a rare instance where I actually think both you and rayiner (both otherwise awesome HN users) are wrong.
Your characterization of Trump vs Biden/Obama is refuted by the AP themselves: https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-democratic-national-convention-ap-fact-check-immigration-politics-2663c84832a13cdd7a8233becfc7a5f3 https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-democratic-national...
> WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama assailed President Donald Trump on Monday for ripping migrant children from their parents and throwing them into cages, picking up on a frequent and distorted point made widely by Democrats.
> THE FACTS: The reference to cages is misleading and a matter that Democrats have persistently distorted.
Rayiner's characterization that the AP has never provided "context" for what Trump did is wrong per the above link, which could actually be found in the original link cited.
- tptacek 6y agoBy way of example: WaPo today, reporting on the peak of children in HHS custody under Biden, comparing unfavorably to Trump, leaves out that those children are confined for an average of 4.5 days before being transferred to family members and sponsors. During Trump's family separation program, that number was 154 days, and in some cases for over a year.