{"id":380,"date":"2026-06-09T11:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahed.org\/news\/?p=380"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:41:57","slug":"negotiation-us-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahed.org\/news\/2026\/06\/09\/negotiation-us-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiation US IRAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">COMPILED FOR STUDY PURPOSE.\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Negotiation to get rid of<\/h1>\n<h1>Negotiation to save the face<\/h1>\n<h1>Negotiation to save economy<\/h1>\n<h1>Negotiation to save job<\/h1>\n<p>PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE<\/p>\n<p>BOW DOWN TO NEGOTIATE<\/p>\n<h1><strong>LIES TO NEGOTIATE &#8211; TO LEVERAGE STOCK EXCHANGE AND PETROL PRICE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USisrael VS IRAN AGGRESSION WAS UNJUSTIFIED<\/p>\n<p>UNPLANNED<\/p>\n<p>UNILATERAL (WITHOUT EUROPE AND WARING PARTIES) AGGRESSION UNLIKE US\/IRAQ WAR<\/p>\n<p>MISCALCULATED EVERY THING<\/p>\n<p>THE IDEA BEHIND &#8211; CHANGING THE IRANIAN GOVT. LIKE VENEZUELA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qb3bx000x28qncoar2rjo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">It\u2019s been more than two months since President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, saying at the time that the two sides were close to a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g00083b6rvsyubq86@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Trump said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116365796713313030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on social media<\/a>\u00a0on April 7 that they were \u201cvery far along\u201d but needed two weeks for \u201cthe Agreement to be finalized and consummated.\u201d He concluded by saying that \u201cit is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g00093b6rmetbrl84@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">There was no resolution, of course. But Trump has nonetheless spent the two months since then continuing to suggest a deal was right around the corner. A lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_01\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_01\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ-Hve-F-pQDFbK1gwcdTh8Ntg\" data-integralas-id-2fad453f-b453-9451-1220-f19465806a0a=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000a3b6rs91jwlxl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Including the period before the ceasefire, he\u2019s done it at least 37 times. That\u2019s the number of times he\u2019s said directly \u2014 in social media posts, public appearances and phone calls with the media \u2014 that a deal was nigh or claimed Iran was desperate to cut one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000b3b6rpj1tup0n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">There\u2019s no indication that\u2019s any more true today than it was back on April 7. But Trump keeps saying it, either because he\u2019s delusional, trying to calm the financial markets or thinking he can will it into existence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000c3b6rmgm9iwmz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">But it\u2019s clearly not a claim people should take seriously anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000d3b6r75wjnmvb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">It began March 23, less than a month into the war. Trump was telling reporters outside Air Force One about supposed peace talks and cited \u201cmajor points of agreement, I would \u200bsay \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-postpones-military-strikes-iranian-power-plants-2026-03-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost all points of agreement<\/a>.\u201d (In fact, Iran\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-23-26?post-id=cmn35cbz4000m356r9vbgyrlh\">denied negotiations<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_02\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_02\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CJnA6fGF-pQDFRWOgwcd8C0gUg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000e3b6rfschsgc7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">By the next day, he started trotting out what has become a common refrain: that Iran was desperate to cut a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000f3b6rzpezf3p8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cI think we\u2019re going to end it,\u201d Trump added. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000g3b6rqs9hwdr4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">By March 25, it became that Iran wanted to \u201cmake a deal so badly.\u201d On March 26, at a Cabinet meeting, Iran was \u201cbegging to make a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000h3b6r4pg7u58e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">(Despite being so anxious to cut that deal, Iran has somehow resisted for two and a half more months.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000i3b6rmmiz4upb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">By March 29, during a gaggle with reporters on Air Force One, Trump was asked if he foresaw clinching a deal in the next week, and he responded: \u201cI do see a deal in Iran, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder image_large--eq-extra-small image_large--eq-small image_large--eq-large\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmq5tk83t00013b6rotrgwgyb@published\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"2026-03-30T010625Z_257337236_RC2PEKAENIIY_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6896666666666667\" data-original-height=\"2069\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-03-30t010625z-257337236-rc2pekaeniiy-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-wrapper media__metadata-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__metadata media__metadata vossi-image_large-elevate__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__caption vossi-image_large-elevate__caption attribution\"><span class=\"inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"metaCaption\">President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Elizabeth Frantz\/Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000j3b6rh5lharng@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Trump\u2019s predictions started to grow more insistent at this point. On April 6, he said they had been \u201cvery close to a deal\u201d before a setback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000k3b6rqewj9o8j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The next day, he announced the ceasefire, which was originally supposed to last two weeks while the two sides hammered out an agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_04\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_04\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CLzpmvOF-pQDFcoAvwQdJusYyg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_5__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000l3b6r8jixuog1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">A week later, on April 15, he told Fox Business, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/trump-says-iran-war-very-close-being-over-peace-talks-expect-resume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I think it\u2019s close to over, I view it as very close to over<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000m3b6r2oexju2d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d he added. \u201cI think they want to make a deal very badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000n3b6rkli5h8zc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The next few days, Trump practically assured it was over:<\/p>\n<div class=\"list-elevate vossi-list_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/list\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000o3b6rjh4cfej7@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"list__items list__items--ul vossi-list_elevate__items vossi-list_elevate__items--ul\" data-editable=\"items\">\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list_elevate__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.0.text\"><span class=\"list__text vossi-list_elevate__text \">\u201cIt\u2019s looking very good that we\u2019re going to make a deal with Iran, and it\u2019s going to be a good deal,\u201d he told reporters on April 16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list_elevate__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.1.text\"><span class=\"list__text vossi-list_elevate__text \">By April 17, he claimed in three separate appearances that Iran had \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-says-iranians-have-agreed-to-everything-including-removal-of-enriched-uranium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed to everything<\/a>,\u201d that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/17\/trump-iran-deal-interview-pakistan-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I think we will get a deal in the next day or two<\/a>,\u201d and that, \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s too many significant differences.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list_elevate__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.2.text\"><span class=\"list__text vossi-list_elevate__text \">And on April 20, in a post on Truth Social, he predicted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116438260195246849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it will all happen, relatively quickly!<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000p3b6r170d2083@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Despite that not panning out, Iran was still \u201cdying to make a deal\u201d on April 30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_05\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_05\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CPajrfOF-pQDFS-T_Qcdgvgt3w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000q3b6rdw7krrda@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWhen the war ends, which shouldn\u2019t be too long \u2026\u201d he wagered to reporters on May 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000r3b6rmwnzd6qr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Trump held back on his predictions for a spell, before announcing on May 18 that he was delaying military strikes for \u201ctwo or three days\u201d at the request of Middle Eastern countries, \u201cbecause they think that they are getting very close to making a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000s3b6rigzf4ffv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">At this point, even Trump seemed to acknowledge how often such predictions had gone awry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000t3b6r9g7usdmm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had periods of time where we had \u2014 we thought pretty much getting close to making a deal and it didn\u2019t work out,\u201d Trump said, before adding: \u201cBut this is a little bit different.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_06\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000u3b6r47ucqs8v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">It was not different. But he remained undeterred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0g000v3b6rzz9h1ifl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019re gonna end that war very quickly,\u201d Trump said May 19 at a congressional picnic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0h000w3b6r4abud42e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">By May 23, he made the rounds much like he had on April 17. He said the administration was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-war-negotiations-draft-agreement-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getting a lot closer<\/a>\u201d to a deal. He said the deal was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/23\/middleeast\/iran-us-progress-framework-diplomacy-intl\">largely negotiated, subject to finalization<\/a>.\u201d And he said the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/23\/us-iran-trump-deal-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deal would be announced \u201cshortly\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and that the \u201cfinal aspects\u201d were being discussed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0h000x3b6rhn2inyot@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">On May 28, in an interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, things were \u201cclose to a very good deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_07\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_07\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0h000y3b6rzcpu22ly@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">And on Sunday, he assured that they were \u201cvery close to having a deal,\u201d but that Iran and Israel were jeopardizing it by engaging in a side scuffle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0h000z3b6ro7skjpe2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWe are very close to a final deal with\u202fIran,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/07\/trump-israel-iran-missile-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Axios<\/a>. \u201cIt is going to be a good deal. I don\u2019t want it to blow up because of what is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qlx0h00103b6rplhm2ild@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">It was at least the third time Trump told Axios that a deal was imminent. Then Monday, during a tele-rally for war hawk Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump again predicted a \u201ctotal victory\u201d in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5qzh3400193b6rpcoug53b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019re negotiating now; they want to make a very good deal,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5r1onr001b3b6r7s77c6bn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Then he added: \u201cThey\u2019re willing to give us everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1 data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5r1onr001b3b6r7s77c6bn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><\/h1>\n<h1 data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq5r1onr001b3b6r7s77c6bn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PART II<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpy8kuk1000x27p1fplkbomd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Another softball interview. Another series of obvious lies from the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyaoubr0005356reeybk97f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">President Donald Trump\u2019s conversation with conservative New York Post columnist and podcaster Miranda Devine,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SLnB5l1PxCY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday morning, featured some of Trump\u2019s longest-debunked false claims about elections, the economy and immigration. As with his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/01\/politics\/fact-check-trump-california-elections\">inaccurate comments<\/a>\u00a0in a Fox News interview that aired on Saturday, which was conducted by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, these assertions went unchallenged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyaoubs0006356r6gcnw8o4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Here is a fact check of some of his remarks in the Post interview. This is not intended as a comprehensive list.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"elections\" class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader_elevate vossi-subheader_elevate--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmpyap0mj0009356rifp4tn62@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Elections<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyap9p0000b356r0r4qm57o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Mail-in ballots:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump falsely claimed, as he has on numerous previous occasions, \u201cWe\u2019re the only country in the world that has mail-in ballots. No other country does it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000t356rw3jrp1hz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">In fact,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idea.int\/data-tools\/tools\/special-voting-arrangements\/postal-in-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of countries<\/a>\u202f \u2014 including\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.ca\/voting-by-mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-postal-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the United Kingdom<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aec.gov.au\/faqs\/postal-voting.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/handbookgermany.de\/en\/rights-laws\/elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ch.ch\/en\/votes-and-elections\/elections\/where-and-when-to-vote\/#when-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland<\/a>\u202f \u2014 allow some or all voters to vote by\u202fmail, though the specifics of their policies\u202fvary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000u356r89hozcxh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>The 2020 election:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump repeatedly uttered his familiar lie that the 2020 election was \u201crigged,\u201d this time adding that \u201cit\u2019s been proven to be rigged.\u201d Trump lost fair and square to Joe Biden, the election wasn\u2019t \u201crigged,\u201d and \u2013 five-and-a-half years later \u2014 there is no proof for Trump\u2019s assertion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000v356rvxew54ap@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Trump also said of Biden: \u201cShould have never been president. He lost the election in a landslide.\u201d Biden actually won the election 306 to 232 in the Electoral College, and he earned more than 7 million more votes than Trump did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000w356riangybl6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Trump\u2019s election performance:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump lied of his election performance: \u201cI won it three times.\u201d Trump won the 2016 and 2024 elections and lost the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_02\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_02\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CM61rtuI-pQDFfOL_QcdWLgoQQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000x356rgxjfonta@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>The 2024 election:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump described the 2024 election he won as \u201ca great election,\u201d but then said, \u201cThey had a lot of rigging going on there too,\u201d adding, \u201cThere were areas that were just rigged. I could see it. In other words, rigged against me.\u201d There is no basis for these claims, either; Trump won the election legitimately but lost some communities and states legitimately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder image_large--eq-extra-small image_large--eq-small image_large--eq-large\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyffhl400063b6ryxg2uzkk@published\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"c-GettyImages-2278806877.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2278806877.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-wrapper media__metadata-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__metadata media__metadata vossi-image_large-elevate__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__caption vossi-image_large-elevate__caption attribution\"><span class=\"inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"metaCaption\">An election worker processes mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California&#8217;s state primary election in the City of Industry, California, on June 2, 2026.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Patrick T. Fallon\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000y356re43cqqf6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Democrats and elections:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump repeated his lie that Democrats \u201ccouldn\u2019t win\u201d without cheating, also saying, \u201cIf they didn\u2019t cheat, they could not win because their policies are so bad\u201d and that \u201cif they didn\u2019t cheat you wouldn\u2019t have them in.\u201d This is simply baseless; Democrats, like Republicans, win elections legitimately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycku58000z356r89djk1xb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Ballots in California:\u00a0<\/strong>Reprising a false claim he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/01\/politics\/fact-check-trump-california-elections\">made in May<\/a>, Trump said, \u201cYou know, in California, they mail out 38 \u2014 I think 38 million ballots.\u201d He added, \u201cAnd some people get three, four, five ballots. Republicans get, oftentimes, none.\u201d Both of these claims are incorrect. California had about 22.6 million voters registered\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/administration\/news-releases-and-advisories\/2024-news-releases-and-advisories\/california-secretary-state-shirley-n-weber-phd-releases-october-21-2024-report-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as of about two weeks prior<\/a>\u202fto the last presidential election\u202fand about 23.2 million voters registered\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/administration\/news-releases-and-advisories\/2026-news-releases-and-advisories\/california-secretary-state-shirley-n-weber-phd-releases-60-day-report-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as of about two weeks prior to Tuesday\u2019s primaries<\/a>; there is no basis for any suggestion that some 15 million excess ballots are distributed in any California election. And every active registered voter in the state, no matter their party affiliation, is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/where-and-how\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a mail-in ballot<\/a>; there are occasional administrative errors by counties or the postal service, but there is no basis for Trump\u2019s suggestion that there is some sort of general anti-Republican bias in distributing the ballots.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"political-opponents\" class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader_elevate vossi-subheader_elevate--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmpyapc96000d356rijxumvcf@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Political opponents<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyaplqs000f356rwzvxoqks@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Talarico and masking:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump claimed of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Texas: \u201cA couple of months ago, he\u2019s wearing a mask.\u201d CNN could find no evidence that Talarico was wearing a mask \u201ca couple of months ago\u201d; some Republicans have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billoreilly.com\/b\/Who-Was-That-Masked-Man\/69334189868677219.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lampooned him<\/a>\u00a0over a video showing him wearing a mask at an event in 2022. (This wasn\u2019t a one-time exaggeration by Trump; he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/daveweigel\/status\/2057098836745634271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in May<\/a>\u00a0that Talarico was wearing a mask \u201csix months ago.\u201d)<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_03\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_03\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CIyhxt6I-pQDFRWfgwcdeAANvQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_4__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycmfpo0011356rbkyufxbs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>McConnell\u2019s 2020 reelection:\u00a0<\/strong>As he has before, Trump took credit for the 2020 reelection of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who was the Senate majority leader at the time and has since drawn Trump\u2019s ire. Trump said, \u201cWithout me, he wouldn\u2019t have been elected. It was my endorsement that got him elected. He was losing by a lot, I endorsed him, and he won the election quite easily along with everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycmfpo0012356r7bg4fgvd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">McConnell was never \u201closing by a lot\u201d in his race in a state that had been electing him to the seat since 1984, had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1992, and ended up giving him a victory of nearly 20 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycmfpo0013356rhk931yi6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">A single poll in May 2020, conducted for a group calling for term limits on members of Congress, showed longtime senator McConnell 1 point behind Democratic candidate Amy McGrath, 41% to 40% \u2014 but as CNN\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/17\/politics\/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-2018-2020\">reported in 2021<\/a>, this was the only public poll for the entirety of the race in which McConnell was down, and the (now-defunct) political forecasting website FiveThirtyEight never had his chances of winning below 93%. Kevin McLaughlin, who was executive director of Senate Republicans\u2019 campaign arm in 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinMcLaughlin\/status\/1361830662525845506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>\u00a0on social media after Trump made such claims about McConnell in 2021: \u201cI personally showed Trump polling in the Oval Office that had (McConnell) up 20 points. He knows this isn\u2019t true.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"immigration\" class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader_elevate vossi-subheader_elevate--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmpyapt8c000h356r3b6oe14w@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Immigration<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyapxes000j356r92yh0v1e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Harris and the border:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump claimed that former Vice President Kamala Harris \u201cwas the border czar\u201d but \u201cnever went there.\u201d Harris actually visited the US southern border twice as vice president,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/25\/politics\/harris-el-paso-border-visit\">once in 2021<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/28\/politics\/harris-trump-border\">once in 2024<\/a>; Trump is free to argue that this wasn\u2019t enough, but \u201cnever went there\u201d isn\u2019t true. (And the Biden administration repeatedly said she was never actually \u201cborder czar\u201d \u2014 noting she had been\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/25\/politics\/fact-check-trump-false-claims-kamala-harris\">given<\/a>\u202fa narrower \u201croot causes\u201d mission of leading diplomacy with Central American countries\u202fin an attempt to address the reasons for their citizens\u2019 migration to the US.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder image_large--eq-extra-small image_large--eq-small image_large--eq-large\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyfee3400043b6rjitvyron@published\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2259391490.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\"><picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image_large__dam-img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2259391490-20260323202504404.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"The wall at the US-Mexico border is seen in Nogales, Arizona, on February 4.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-wrapper media__metadata-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__metadata media__metadata vossi-image_large-elevate__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__caption vossi-image_large-elevate__caption attribution\"><span class=\"inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"metaCaption\">The wall at the US-Mexico border is seen in Nogales, Arizona, on February 4.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Olivier Touron\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycn6wi0015356r1fifu99p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Border numbers under Biden:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump falsely claimed that because of Biden\u2019s victory, \u201clike 25 million people\u201d poured into the country over the border; at another point in the interview, he omitted the \u201clike\u201d and said it was \u201c25 million\u201d people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycn6wi0016356rm0vv7y8l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The \u201c25 million\u201d figure is false; even Trump\u2019s\u202fprevious\u202f\u201c21 million\u201d\u202ffigure was a\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/16\/politics\/g7-trump-lies-canada-ukraine\">wild exaggeration<\/a>. Through December\u202f2024, the last full month under the Biden administration, the federal government had\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded<\/a>\u202funder 11 million nationwide \u201cencounters\u201d with migrants during that administration, including millions who were rapidly expelled from the country. Even adding in the so-called \u201cgotaways\u201d\u202fwho evaded detection,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/December-24-SS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated<\/a>\u202fby House Republicans as being\u202froughly 2.2\u202fmillion,\u202fthere\u2019s\u202fno way the total was even close to what Trump has said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_04\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_04\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CJutxuKI-pQDFXv0EQgdYNEGgQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_5__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycn6wi0017356ricgcy0z7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Migration and jails:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump claimed that, under Biden, migrants came into the US from jails and mental institutions \u2013 then added, \u201cI mean literally, they emptied out jail, the jail populations; the whole jail was emptied into our country.\u201d Trump and his team have never substantiated his claims about jails being emptied into the US, though he has been making them since his 2024 campaign. An expert on\u202finternational prison policy, Helen Fair, has repeatedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/18\/politics\/fact-check-trump-october-immigration\">told<\/a>\u00a0CNN that she saw no evidence of any country emptying jails for migration purposes under Biden, let alone that these countries somehow inserted former prisoners into the US. (In the past, Trump has identified Venezuela and \u201cthe Congo\u201d as places that had supposedly done this; experts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/18\/politics\/fact-check-trump-october-immigration\">Venezuela<\/a>, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the neighboring Republic of Congo told CNN during the Biden administration that they had seen no basis for Trump\u2019s stories, and the governments of both of the Congo countries\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/16\/politics\/donald-trump-congo-release-prisoners-immigration\">told CNN the stories are false<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycn6wi0018356ruoc60k2n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Border crossings under Trump:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump claimed, \u201cSo now the border is sealed. We have nobody coming in. Nobody. We actually had, for the last 11 months, zero people coming, because they don\u2019t even try.\u201d This is an exaggeration. US Customs and Border Protection\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/trump-administration-delivers-full-year-zero-releases-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u202fin May that the authorities hadn\u2019t\u202f<em>released\u00a0<\/em>any migrants into the country over the last 12 months after encountering these migrants crossing the border. But it\u2019s clear that some migrants\u202f<em>evaded<\/em>\u202fauthorities to cross the border illegally during that period, though it appears the number of gotaways was much smaller than it was during the Biden administration. Then-Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4355789\/border-patrol-chief-vows-hit-zero-gotaways-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u202fthe Washington Examiner last year that on December 18, just 17 migrants crossing the southern border evaded arrest. The Examiner reported that Banks was \u201canticipating a day in the near future where not a single person who crosses illegally will get away,\u201d but clearly that day hadn\u2019t happened yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycn6wi0019356rrnq32r4d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Migration and murderers:\u00a0<\/strong>Describing Democrats as \u201cdumb,\u201d Trump claimed, \u201cWe had 11,888 murderers, most of whom committed more than one murder, allowed into our country.\u201d Trump was misleadingly describing federal data, as he has on numerous previous occasions. As usual, he didn\u2019t make clear that, as\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-harris-immigrants-homicide\/index.html\">the Department of Homeland Security and independent experts noted in 2024<\/a>, the figure it appears he is referring to is about noncitizens who entered the US not just under Biden but over the course of multiple decades, including\u202f<em>during Trump\u2019s own first administration<\/em>. They were convicted of homicide at some point, usually in the US after their arrival, and are still in the US while being listed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s \u201cnon-detained docket\u201d \u2014 which includes people who are currently serving their prison sentences. And it has never been clear whether there is a factual basis for Trump\u2019s claim that more than half of the people in question committed more than one murder; the White House did not respond in January to a CNN request to explain where Trump might have gotten this information. You can read more\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-harris-immigrants-homicide\/index.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"economy\" class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader_elevate vossi-subheader_elevate--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmpyaq5ge000l356rm71hc423@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Economy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyaqes7000n356rjatrzxdj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Biden and inflation:\u00a0<\/strong>After he was asked about people worried about the cost of gas or groceries, Trump said, \u201cI inherited the highest inflation in the history of our country. You know, Biden had like 9, 10% inflation. And I inherited that, and we have it way down.\u201d In fact, inflation is now higher, not lower, than the level he inherited \u2014 which was nowhere close to the highest in the history of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_05\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_05\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CJCAl-OI-pQDFfyGgwcdjcU9vg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001b356rt91raaul@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The year-over-year inflation rate\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/15\/economy\/us-cpi-consumer-price-index-december\">was 2.9%<\/a>\u202fin Biden\u2019s last full month in office, December 2024,\u202fand it\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/12\/business\/us-cpi-consumer-inflation-january\">was 3.0%<\/a>\u202fin January 2025,\u202fwhen Trump took over; the most recent rate is\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/12\/economy\/us-cpi-inflation-april\">3.8% in April 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Peak<\/em>\u00a0inflation under the Biden administration,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/13\/economy\/cpi-inflation-june\">9.1% in June 2022<\/a>, was the highest in more than 40 years \u2014 but even that 9.1% rate was far from the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/mlr\/2014\/article\/one-hundred-years-of-price-change-the-consumer-price-index-and-the-american-inflation-experience.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-time high of 23.7%<\/a>, which was reached in 1920, or the highest point of Jimmy Carter\u2019s presidency, 14.8%, which was reached in 1980.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder image_large--eq-extra-small image_large--eq-small image_large--eq-large\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyfdnv100023b6rfngxmbto@published\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"c-GettyImages-2268685518.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6670833333333334\" data-original-height=\"1601\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\"><picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image_large__dam-img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-2268685518.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"A person fills up their vehicle's tank at a gas station in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York on March 31.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-wrapper media__metadata-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__metadata media__metadata vossi-image_large-elevate__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__caption vossi-image_large-elevate__caption attribution\"><span class=\"inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"metaCaption\">A person fills up their vehicle&#8217;s tank at a gas station in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York on March 31.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Charly Triballeau\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001c356rinp2esxe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Investment in the US:<\/strong>\u00a0Trump repeated one of his favorite false figures, saying, \u201cWe have $18 trillion being invested in the country in just 11 months,\u201d adding that this \u201c$18 trillion\u201d is \u201ca record for any country anywhere in the world.\u201d The\u202f$18 trillion\u202ffigure is fiction. As of Wednesday morning, the White House\u2019s\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/investments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">own website<\/a>\u202fsaid the figure for \u201cmajor investment announcements\u201d during this Trump term was \u201c$10.6 trillion,\u201d\u202fand even that was a major exaggeration of actual investment. A\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/11\/politics\/fact-check-trump-17-trillion-investment\">detailed CNN review<\/a>\u202fin October found the White House was counting trillions of dollars in vague investment pledges, pledges that were about \u201cbilateral trade\u201d or \u201ceconomic exchange\u201d rather than investment in the US, and vague statements that didn\u2019t even rise to the level of pledges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001d356ryl0qizrr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><strong>Gas prices:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump said of gas prices: \u201cYou know, I had it \u2014 I had it down to $1.85 a gallon \u2014 think of it, $1.85, in Iowa. I was in Iowa just before the war started, and I had it down to $1.85 a gallon in various parts of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_06\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_06\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CKz_n-SI-pQDFV-Dgwcdc_wKDw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_7__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001e356rhzoaj14o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">On\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/28\/politics\/fact-check-trump-democrats-affordability\">the day he visited Iowa in late January<\/a>, a month before he launched the war with Iran, the average price in the state for regular gasoline was $2.57 per gallon, according to AAA; the firm GasBuddy found just four stations in the state selling that day for under $2 per gallon \u2014 $1.97, to be specific, not $1.85 \u2014 out of 2,036 stations the firm was tracking there. And a CNN reporter\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/28\/politics\/fact-check-trump-democrats-affordability\">noticed<\/a>\u202fthat the station right outside the venue where Trump spoke was at $2.69 per gallon that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001f356rekn24j7b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">It\u2019s possible Trump was referring to\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/25\/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2026-iowa-gas-prices\/88858554007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the price of E85<\/a>, an ethanol-gasoline blend that is sold in a\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iowarfa.org\/resource-center\/statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minority of gas stations<\/a>\u202fand can only be used in the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/ethanolrfa.org\/ethanol-in-your-engine\/e85-flex-fuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small percentage<\/a>\u202fof vehicles that are compatible with it; the blend was selling for around $1.85 per gallon in Iowa at the time of his visit. But, as when he made this claim about Iowa gas prices\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/20\/politics\/prices-iran-war-trump-fact-check\">on previous occasions<\/a>, he offered no indication in this interview that he was talking about a niche product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpycoi6b001g356rmmvdfo53@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The AAA national average price of gas on February 28, the day the war began, was $2.98 per gallon, and the lowest state average was\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260228203634\/https:\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma\u2019s $2.47 per gallon<\/a>. Four nights before the war, on February 24, GasBuddy told CNN that just four stations nationwide, out of about 150,000 it monitors, were selling for under $2 per gallon (aside from special discounts).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-fbi-and-january-6\" class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader_elevate vossi-subheader_elevate--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmpyc2jpr000p356rq2egupp9@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The FBI and January 6<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyc2n78000r356rdbl4gi2k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Again playing down the pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump described it as mere \u201cnonsense where the FBI said, \u2018Go in. Go in.\u2019 Police: \u2018Go in.\u2019\u201d More than five years later, there is\u202fstill\u202fno evidence the FBI or police said this to rioters. It\u2019s also worth noting that Trump was president on January 6 and had personally appointed the FBI director at the time, Christopher Wray.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_07\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_07\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CNbJ4uSI-pQDFXnsEQgd4zocyA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_8__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001i356rbexj7s39@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Before Trump returned to office in 2025, and quickly granted\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241211223856\/https:\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/one-year-jan-6-attack-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sweeping clemency<\/a>\u202fto nearly all\u202fof the roughly 1,600\u202fpeople charged over the riot, the Justice Department\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/20\/politics\/cnn-capitol-riot-videos\/index.html\">said<\/a>\u202fabout 140 police officers were assaulted on January 6; video\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/capitol-police-didnt-open-gates-rioters-viral-video-1559728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a>\u202fshows how\u202fdozens of officers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with rioters in a desperate effort to keep them out of the building. In some areas around the Capitol, police were so outnumbered by the mob\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/interactive\/2021\/dc-police-records-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that<\/a>\u202fthey\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2021\/05\/video-doesnt-prove-capitol-police-allowed-jan-6-protesters-to-enter-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retreated<\/a>, stood aside or\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/judge-issues-first-outright-acquittal-of-jan-6-riot-defendant-00023493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tried to politely engage with rioters<\/a>\u202fto de-escalate the situation rather than fighting or making\u202fmass\u202farrests, but that is clearly not the same as explicitly telling rioters to enter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder image_large--eq-extra-small image_large--eq-small image_large--eq-large\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyfd6h400003b6rdk1qv9tt@published\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"c-GettyImages-1230454306.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6670833333333334\" data-original-height=\"1601\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\"><picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image_large__dam-img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-gettyimages-1230454306.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-wrapper media__metadata-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__metadata media__metadata vossi-image_large-elevate__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image_large-elevate__caption vossi-image_large-elevate__caption attribution\"><span class=\"inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"metaCaption\">Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Samuel Corum\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001j356rlo1ifutn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Though dozens of people criminally\u202fcharged over the riot\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241211223856\/https:\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/one-year-jan-6-attack-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a>\u202fin their legal defenses that police had allowed them in,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/20\/politics\/cnn-capitol-riot-videos\/index.html\">at least 1,270 people were convicted<\/a>\u202fand only two were acquitted on all charges,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/defense-dozens-capitol-rioters-law-enforcement-us-building\/story?id=75976466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just one of them<\/a>\u00a0in connection with this defense; the judge said\u202fhe thought this defendant reasonably believed officers had allowed him in, but also said the officers \u201cwere grossly outnumbered at that point\u201d and had \u201cacted responsibly and reasonably throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001k356rsaa48429@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">As for the FBI, the inspector general overseeing the Justice Department\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/25-011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a>\u202fin 2024 that there were\u202fzero\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/12\/politics\/justice-inspector-general-january-6-fbi-report\">undercover FBI agents<\/a>\u202fat the Capitol on January 6. And in 2025, after Trump seized on a misleading right-wing media report and falsely claimed the FBI had secretly placed 274 agents into the crowd \u201cjust prior to, and during\u201d the riot, his current FBI director, Kash Patel,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/29\/politics\/kash-patel-fbi-january-6-analysis\">issued a rare debunking<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 telling Fox News that the agents \u201cwere sent into a crowd control mission after the riot was declared by Metro Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quantum-wrapper ad-slot-wrapper qtm-element \" data-ad-id=\"ad_multi_atf_08\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\">\n<div id=\"ad_multi_atf_08\" class=\"qtm-slot-inner ad-qtm adfuel-rendered\" data-ad-text=\"show\" data-ad-refresh=\"adbody\" data-google-query-id=\"CMDA2OWI-pQDFTaHgwcdgIw9iA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/CNNi\/politics\/leaf\/bst_10__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001l356rnnh381os@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The inspector general found in 2024 that 26 confidential human sources (paid FBI informants) were in Washington that day, but that none of them were authorized to break the law or encourage others to do so; the inspector general found that 23 of them went to Washington on their own, without having been asked by the FBI, while three of them were asked by the FBI to report on specific people considered \u201cdomestic terrorism subjects\u201d who were possibly planning to go to rallies on January 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001m356r0fuqe508@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">None of\u202fthat is even close to what Trump asserted to Devine.<\/p>\n<h1 data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001m356r0fuqe508@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><\/h1>\n<h1 data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpydxz1k001m356r0fuqe508@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">DR. 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