Trump Tweets Out National Debt Drivel He Saw On Fox and Friends

Donald Trump once said, “All I know is what I see on the Internet.” He also tweets out what he sees on television (as long as it benefits him) so it’s rather amusing to see him always complaining about “fake news.”

Earlier today, Herman Cain was on Fox and Friends and spoke of a “fact” that was pushed out by Gateway Pundit. David Bernstein tweeted it out:

On FOX & Friends Herman Cain just said that the media isn’t telling you that Trump reduced the debt $12b in his 1st month. 🤔

— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) February 25, 2017

…& compared that w/Obama increasing debt $200b in his 1st month. Turns out that’s from a post circulating on wacky-right sites.

— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) February 25, 2017

First, to deal with the national debt issue. While the national debt has decreased, the idea that Donald Trump can take credit for it is absurd. He hasn’t signed a single piece of legislation, and his executive orders have no effect on the national debt because it is all related to appropriations made by Congress.

For Gateway Pundit, it’s par for the course for Trumpy-love garbage they “report.” What’s more disappointing is how often mainstream figures like Sean Hannity and Herman Cain site Gateway Pundit as a legitimate news source.

Berstein went on to say:

…but if Trump tweets that stat this morning, you know where he got it.

— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) February 25, 2017

Like clockwork:

The media has not reported that the National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion vs a $200 billion increase in Obama first mo.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017

The fact is, with the government spending Donald Trump is proposing, without even pretending he wants to tackle entitlement reform, the national debt will continue to increase, bigly.

In addition, the President should take more care what he tweets, especially in light of his constant attacks on the press and his neverending whining about fake news.

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