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   On 9/11/2024 2:30 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   > Taking a page out of her boss's playbook, Vice President Kamala Harris told   
   > major whoppers during her Tuesday night debate against Donald Trump. With   
   > help from left-wing activists masquerading as debate moderators, Harris   
   > whitewashed her extreme record, lied about Trump's policy positions, and   
   > more.   
   >   
   > Here are some of the biggest falsehoods she told throughout the evening.   
   >   
   > 1. 'Middle-Class Kid'   
   > Harris claimed that she grew up a "middle-class kid." That is not true. As   
   > previously noted by journalist Megyn Kelly, Harris' father was a professor at   
   > Stanford University, while her mother was a biomedical scientist at UC   
   > Berkley.   
   >   
   > 2. Trump's Tax Cuts   
   > Harris falsely insinuated that the 2017 tax cuts approved by the Trump   
   > administration disproportionately benefited America's billionaires and   
   > corporations.   
      
   These first two "Lies" are not lies, but are the truth, so I stopped there.   
      
   Now do Trump.   
      
   >   
   > That is not true. Data produced by the IRS has shown that "on average all   
   > income brackets benefited substantially from the Republicans' tax reform law,   
   > with the biggest beneficiaries being working and middle-income filers, not   
   > the top 1 percent," according to Justin Haskins, writing in The Hill.   
   >   
   > 3. Trump 'Sales Tax'   
   > Harris claimed Trump will implement a "sales tax." Trump has not pledged to   
   > do such a thing if elected president.   
   >   
   > 4. Jan. 6   
   > Harris contended that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was the   
   > "worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War."   
   >   
   > Contrary to Harris' claim, the J6 events did not put American self-governance   
   > in jeopardy, nor did it expose Americans to risks like those experienced   
   > during World War I, the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, or World War II, to   
   > name a few.   
   >   
   > 5. Project 2025   
   > Harris claimed Trump will implement Project 2025 if elected. Trump has   
   > repeatedly said he has nothing to do with Project 2025.   
   >   
   > 6. Just Restoring Roe   
   > When asked whether she supports any restrictions on abortion, Harris dodged   
   > the question, instead claiming that she "absolutely support[s] reinstating   
   > the protections of Roe v Wade."   
   >   
   > Moments before that, however, Harris pledged to sign legislation such as the   
   > ill-named "Women's Health Protection Act," which would codify abortion   
   > through all nine months of pregnancy. In addition to her history of co-   
   > sponsoring the original version of that legislation, Harris also voted   
   > against protections for babies born alive after botched abortions.   
   >   
   > 7. Pro-Life Laws Criminalize Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies   
   > Harris claimed that several states have "Trump abortion bans" that "make it   
   > criminal for a doctor or nurse to provide health care," threaten women with   
   > prison time, and "make no exception, even for rape or incest."   
   >   
   > The lifesaving laws designed to protect thousands of innocents every year   
   > from elective abortions, however, do not criminalize treatments for   
   > spontaneous loss or complications. In fact, every single pro-life policy on   
   > the books includes exceptions for abortion when it is deemed necessary to   
   > save the life of a pregnant woman.   
   >   
   > 8. Trump's Abortion Stance   
   > Trump, Harris told Americans on Tuesday night, will sign a national abortion   
   > ban and hire a national "abortion ... monitor that would be monitoring your   
   > pregnancies, your miscarriages" if he is elected.   
   >   
   > The Republican's 2024 abortion platform, however, explicitly states decisions   
   > about ending life in the womb should be left "up to the states" and mentions   
   > nothing about crowning a national pro-life coordinator. The GOP presidential   
   > nominee has also sworn multiple times that he would not sign federal   
   > legislation curbing abortion.   
   >   
   > 9. Ninth Month Abortions Don't Exist   
   > Harris also used her time on the debate stage to assert that "nowhere in   
   > America is a woman carrying a pregnancy to term and asking for an abortion."   
   >   
   > "That is not happening. It's insulting to the women of America," Harris   
   > claimed.   
   >   
   > Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, shows that   
   > thousands of abortions are performed after 21 weeks gestation. The CDC's   
   > findings do not include reporting from at least four abortion-friendly states   
   > (California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Jersey), which suggests the   
   > number of late-term abortions in the U.S. is likely much higher.   
   >   
   > 10. Border Bill   
   > Harris claimed a congressional border bill proposed earlier this year would   
   > have stemmed illegal immigration and fentanyl at the U.S. southern border.   
   >   
   > That statement is categorically false. The bipartisan measure would have   
   > enshrined the existing invasion into federal law.   
   >   
   > 11. SCOTUS Immunity Ruling   
   > Harris mischaracterized the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity,   
   > claiming the decision would mean that Trump "would essentially be immune from   
   > any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again."   
   >   
   > The vice president's claim is misleading at best. While a majority of   
   > justices determined that a U.S. president possesses "absolute immunity" for   
   > "actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority" and   
   > "at least presumptive immunity" for "official acts," they separately noted   
   > that "[t]here is no immunity for unofficial acts."   
   >   
   > The justices further remanded the Biden-Harris Justice Department's get-Trump   
   > lawfare back to the lower courts to determine whether the actions alleged by   
   > Special Counsel Jack Smith constitute "official acts."   
   >   
   > 12. Fracking Ban   
   > Kamala Harris claimed she made herself "very clear in 2020."   
   >   
   > "I will not ban fracking," she said.   
   >   
   > But her position was clearly against fracking as she ran for her party's 2020   
   > presidential nomination when she said, "There is no question I'm in favor of   
   > banning fracking."   
   >   
   > 13. Minnesota Rioters Bail Fund   
   > Harris seemingly denied that she undertook efforts to bail out left-wing   
   > rioters following the 2020 death of George Floyd.   
   >   
   > "She went out in Minnesota and wanted to let criminals that killed people,   
   > that burned down Minneapolis -- she went out and raised money to get them out   
   > of jail," Trump said, as Harris shook her head.   
   >   
   > As The Federalist's Jordan Boyd previously noted, "Accused rapists, repeat   
   > offenders, and rioters alike benefitted in June 2020 when Harris encouraged   
   > her social media followers to donate to a bail fund dedicated to those   
   > arrested for their months-long, $2 billion siege of cities like Minneapolis."   
   >   
   > 14. Trump's Role in J6   
   > Harris claimed that Trump "incited" the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.   
   > Capitol.   
   >   
      
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