Apr 29, 2021
In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tim Scott gave his partyâs nationally televised response to President Joe Bidenâs Wednesday night address to Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over the multitudes who were desperate to escape poverty in their homelands when he was vice president.
FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on coronavirus
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President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over the multitudes who were desperate to escape poverty in their homelands when he was vice president.
In his speech to Congress on Wednesday night, Biden also made his spending plans sound more broadly supported in Washington than they are.
AP Fact Check: Biden skews record on migrants, support for his spending plans President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress on Wednesday in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP
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Posted4/29/2021 12:05 AM
WASHINGTON Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over the multitudes who were desperate to escape poverty in their homelands when he was vice president.
In his speech to Congress on Wednesday night, Biden also made his spending plans sound more broadly supported in Washington than they are.
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