CNN co-anchors Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar criticized President Trump's recent exaggerated claims, particularly about a fictitious $50 million shipment of condoms intended for Hamas. Keilar introduced CNN's fact-checker Daniel Dale, who debunked several of Trump's statements, illustrating patterns of distortion in his rhetoric. Dale corrected Trump's assertion about the Panama Canal death toll, revealing the actual number to be around 6,000, significantly less than the President's claim. He further refuted statements regarding trade with Canada and the EU, emphasizing the importance of accuracy in public discourse and the challenges of exaggeration in political dialogue.
Keilar noted that the claim about $50 million in condoms for Hamas, endorsed by Trump, was unfounded and akin to debunked myths, yet resonated with his base.
Daniel Dale highlighted Trump's exaggeration of the Panama Canal death toll, revealing he incorrectly stated 38,000, while actual figures were around 6,000, mostly non-Americans.
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