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Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-25): Law enforcement agents stand near the stage of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger, the suspected gunman is dead after injuring former President Trump, killing one audience member and injuring at least one other. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s top police officer faced questions Tuesday from lawmakers who wanted details on how the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement communicated when a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, killed one rallygoer and injured two others in Butler, Pennsylvania. [...] "The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking," the House leaders said. "The task force will be empowered with subpoena authority and will move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and make certain such failures never happen again."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the respective Democratic and Republican 2024 presidential nominees, met for a debate moderated by ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis. [...] In the ABC presidential debate, 2024 Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gives his closing sta… - 2 minutes - 18,657 views - [...] Former President Trump at Media Spin Room in Philadelphia
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-24): ABC News correspondent appears to claim ‘government tried to kill’ Trump in viral clip [...] ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas was top trending on X Wednesday afternoon when he appeared to state during a televised report that "the government tried to kill" former President Donald Trump when discussing the recent assassination attempt at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally. [...] "Our audience is about to see the frantic seconds in the moments after the government tried to kill former President Trump," Thomas appeared to have said on ABC News’s Good Morning America. "It’s all caught on police bodycam video."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-25): ABC News Correspondent Never Said ‘The Government Tried to Kill Trump’ [...] "The Government tried to kill President Trump…" [...] If you listen to the video, Thomas did not say "the government tried to kill former President Trump," but rather that "the gunman tried to kill former President Trump."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2019-10-27): "The United States has been searching for Baghdadi for many years," Trump said from the White House. "Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top national security priority of my administration. U.S. special operations forces executed a dangerous and daring nighttime raid in northwestern Syria and accomplished their mission in grand style." [...] "Our military service members and our interagency partners executed brilliantly," the secretary told ABC correspondent Martha Raddatz. "So here we are. Earlier in the year, we defeated the physical caliphate — destroyed the physical caliphate — and now its leader is dead. So it's a great day." [...] Baghdadi was in a compound with a few other men and women and a large number of children. "Our special operators have tactics and techniques and procedures they go through to try and call him out," Esper said. "But at the end of the day, as the president said, he decided to kill himself and took some small children with him, we believe."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-31): Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is questioned by journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The event was moderated by, from left, Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News; Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor; and Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner Focus and co-host of Outnumbered on Fox News. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) [...] Through the roughly 35-minute combative event, the former president rarely answered questions, lied and exaggerated, attacked Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, and criticized one of the Black journalists interviewing him, ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott. [...] Trump attacked ABC’s Scott and called her questions "rude" and her media outlet a "fake news network."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-08-13): Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is questioned by journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The event was moderated by, from left, Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News; Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor; and Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner Focus and co-host of Outnumbered on Fox News. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) Former president Donald Trump keeps saying that Virginia Democrats support killing babies. Though the false allegation has been fact-checked numerous times, he’s made the claim multiple times this summer.
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-09-11): FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: You just said a thing that isn't covered. Peacefully and patriotically, I said during my speech. Not later on. Peacefully and patriotically. And nobody on the other side was killed. Ashli Babbitt was shot by an out-of-control police officer that should have never, ever shot her. It's a disgrace. But we didn't do -- this group of people that have been treated so badly. I ask, what about all the people that are pouring into our country and killing people? That she allowed to pour in. She was the border czar. Remember that. She was the border czar. She doesn't want to be called the border czar because she's embarrassed by the border. In fact, she said at the beginning, I'm surprised you're not talking about the border yet. That's because she knows what a bad job they've done. What about those people? What's, when are they going to be prosecuted -- when are these people from countries all over the world, not just South America, they're coming in from all over the world, David, all over the world. And crime rates are down all over the world because of it --
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-09-11): As ABC News anchor Linsey Davis mentioned during her real-time fact check, there is no state where it is legal to kill a baby after birth (Trump called it "execution"). A report from KFF earlier this year also noted that abortions "after birth" are illegal in every state.
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-14): President Joe Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, just hours after a possible assassination attempt on him at his rally in Pennsylvania. [...] A Trump spokesperson said the former president is "fine" and was "being checked out at a local medical facility." The Secret Service said Trump is "safe" and that it was actively investigating the incident. [...] "There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy," former President Barack Obama posted on X. "Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery."
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2020-10-29): [38] Elizabeth McLaughlin, Soleimani approved attack on Iraqi military base that killed American: Top US general, ABC News (Jan. 3, 2020), https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soleimani-approved-attack-iraqi-military-base-killed-american/story?id=68056126.
Claim: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. (Social media posts, 2024-07-24)
Evidence (2024-07-24): ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas did not say the "government tried to kill former President Trump," as shortened social media videos claim. [...] "ABC News Reporter Says "The Government Tried To Kill President Trump!" exclaimed one TikTok video, sharing a clip of ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas introducing a report about new body camera video shortly after the shooting at a July 13 Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally. [...] With the context of Thomas’ statement clear, we rate claims that an ABC News reporter said the government tried to kill Trump False.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-06): In city after city, highways have been designed in a way that prompted the demolition or fragmentation of Black neighborhoods. The reason is a combination of racism, lower land-acquisition costs, and weaker political muscle to oppose the projects, historians say. However, highway planners also routed some projects through racially mixed areas or neighborhoods inhabited by lower-income white Americans.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-07): Pete Buttigieg: ‘There is Racism Physically Built’ in American Infrastructure Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, during an interview with theGrio’s White House correspondent April Ryan, asserted that "there is racism physically built" into American infrastructure. [...] "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars," added the transportation secretary.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-11-09): Buttigieg says America’s highways are racist and infrastructure bill will help fix it [...] Mr Buttigieg was asked about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was passed by Congress last week during an interaction with reporters on Monday. He was also questioned about his plans to "deconstruct the racism that was built into the roadways." This was in reference to his earlier stand that racism was "physically built" into highways.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-15): Conservatives mocked Pete Buttigieg for saying racism is "built into" America's highways. [...] Highways constructed throughout Black and low-income neighborhoods suffocated once-thriving communities, putting residents through the trauma of losing their homes and communities. It's what Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke to when he told the Grio in an interview in early April, "there is racism physically built into some of our highways." [...] Now, Mingoya works to empower residents of neighborhoods like the one she grew up in to advocate for a healthy environment for their communities. Mingoya agrees with Sec. Buttigieg: racism is built into our roads. And though the people who designed the last century's racist infrastructure are long gone, that infrastructure still exists today, Mingoya said.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-05-20): Recently U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said, "There is racism physically built into some of our highways." It is this recognition that has shaped President Joe Biden’s plan to improve U.S. infrastructure. Dr. Eric Avila, Professor of History, César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, and Urban Planning, was recently interviewed by PBS SoCal and NPR where he discussed the history of how communities of color were uprooted by highway construction.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-08): Pete Buttigieg says there is ‘racism physically built into’ America’s ailing infrastructure system [...] Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said there is "racism physically built into" United States highways, while discussing a sweeping new proposal that seeks to overhaul the nation’s ailing infrastructure system and dramatically reinvest in historically disadvantaged communities. [...] Mr Buttigieg added: "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars."
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-16): "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars," Buttigieg said during the interview, which was published on April 6. He was referring to President Joe Biden’s proposal known as the American Jobs Plan, which would provide funding for various types of infrastructure, including roads, highways and bridges. [...] One of the most notorious examples of racism in highway planning predates the Interstate system: the Southern State Parkway on New York’s Long Island, which was built by the powerful planner Robert Moses. [...] Buttigieg referred to the racist legacy in "some of our highways." But some racially mixed or predominantly white neighborhoods also found themselves in the path of urban Interstate projects.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-07): EXCLUSIVE: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg acknowledges ‘there is racism physically built into some of our highways’ as Biden touts $2.2 trillion proposal [...] The former transportation secretary highlighted the inherent racism in America’s interstate and highway systems during his time as head of the department. "There is a long history that has not been fully excavated on the interstate system, our airports and different modes of transportation that in one way or another has divided this country," says Foxx. [...] "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars," he says.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-15): - Conservatives mocked Pete Buttigieg for saying racism is "built into" America's highways. [...] Highways constructed throughout Black and low-income neighborhoods suffocated once-thriving communities, putting residents through the trauma of losing their homes and communities. It's what Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke to when he told the Grio in an interview in early April, "there is racism physically built into some of our highways." [...] Now, Mingoya works to empower residents of neighborhoods like the one she grew up in to advocate for a healthy environment for their communities. Mingoya agrees with Sec. Buttigieg: racism is built into our roads. And though the people who designed the last century's racist infrastructure are long gone, that infrastructure still exists today, Mingoya said.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-07): Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says ‘there is racism physically built’ into America’s infrastructure by Alexandra Kelley | April 7, 2021 | Apr. 07, 2021 [...] "If you’re in Washington, I’m told that the history of that highway is one that was built at the expense of communities of color in the D.C. area," Buttigieg told reporters, adding that community wealth also dictates the conditions of nearby transportation. "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars."
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2024-08-22): In recent years, more people and high-level institutions have acknowledged the structural racism built into the country’s highway system. ACLU National Board President Deborah Archer is one of the leading national scholars on the issue. Her seminal Vanderbilt Law Review piece, "White Men’s Roads Through Black Men’s Homes: Advancing Racial Equity Through Highway Reconstruction," established transportation policy as a civil rights issue, and her work has laid the constitutional and policy framework for remedying these injustices. Archer has advised Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who in April 2021, acknowledged publicly that the "racism physically built into some of our highways" was a "conscious choice." And while grassroots organizers and environmental justice groups have long been calling attention to the devastating damage highway planning inflicted on communities of color, the Biden administration’s inclusion of the issue in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan signed in November has opened the door for more organizations to take on this type of work. Calling out I-81 and the Claiborne Expressway in particular, the plan earmarks $1 billion for a new program called Reconnecting Communities that "will reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic investments and ensure new projects increase opportunity [and] advance racial equity and environmental justice."
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-08-16): Rectifying at least some of these past transgressions is a goal of the Biden administration’s massive infrastructure push, with billions of dollars proposed to "reconnect" communities and address historic inequities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has acknowledged the "racism physically built into some of our highways" and the "lasting damage" suffered by the communities that were targeted. [...] The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 promised 41,000 miles of asphalt. And when it became time to finalize route plans, Avila said, "race strongly influenced routing decisions."
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2024-08-31): "There is racism physically built into some of our highways," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in 2021.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-21): The Biden administration’s American Jobs infrastructure plan includes $20 billion for a new program to address the racism inherent in highway projects in the past. Transportation veterans say this is necessary, despite criticism from conservative groups. "There is racism physically built into some of our highways," U.S. Dept. of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg told theGrio’s April Ryan in an interview last week. Addressing social justice in infrastructure is one of the administration’s key goals, along with addressing climate change, safety and job creation. While some conservative critics scoff at the idea, veterans of transportation policy say the issue isn’t new. [...] Responding to skeptics who ask what a highway has to do with racism, Proll described the creation of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. It was set against the backdrop of civil rights litigation, specifically the US Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Ed decision, which declared school segregation unconstitutional. Highway routes, which federal officials set up with local and state input, were sometimes used to split Black and white communities, providing a physical barrier to integrated schools when legal barriers could no longer be used.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2023-03-14): Things got really interesting when Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s new Secretary of Transportation, took the lead in articulating infrastructural justice issues. He addressed the uncomfortable history of racism in infrastructural planning in particular, turning to the history of the interstate highway system—the nation’s beacon infrastructure system, and one whose history is filled with claims of universal progress and prosperity—to explain his point. "There is racism physically built into some of our highways," he told the press, before going on to discuss construction processes that destroyed poor and minority neighborhoods, displaced residents and businesses, and cast social and economic communities into cycles of poverty and inequality.[8] [...] [8] April Ryan, "Buttigieg says racism built into US infrastructure was a ‘conscious choice,’" The Grio, April 6, 2021, https://thegrio.com/2021/04/06/pete-buttigieg-racism-us-infrastructure/; Sydney Pereira, "Buttigieg Observed Some Highways Have A Racist Past. Here’s What That Meant In NYC," The Gothamist, April 11, 2021, https://gothamist.com/news/buttigieg-observed-some-highways-have-racist-past-heres-what-meant-nyc; Corinne Grinapol, "Biden Administration Seeks to Address the Interstate Highway System’s Racist Past," Engineering News-Record, April 15, 2021, https://www.enr.com/articles/51593-biden-administration-seeks-to-address-the-interstate-highway-systems-racist-past.
Claim: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” (Pete Buttigieg, 2021-04-06)
Evidence (2021-04-13): While I try to keep things nonpartisan, sometimes objective truths become partisan issues, and often the study of human geography can improve our collective political dialog. Department of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg (a.k.a. Mayor Pete) said "there is racism physically built into some of our highways." Online detractors noted that rebar, concrete, and asphalt can’t be racist, etc. You see the over-literal interpretation, but I want to discuss his bigger point—how has racism shaped the building of infrastructure and urban landscapes? [...] So, when Mayor Pete says that "there is racism physically built into some of our highways," he means it, and it’s a part of our historical geography. The road itself might not be racist, but the institutions that plowed through poor Black neighborhoods is, and leaves a legacy on the built environment. Redlining is obviously illegal today, but the neighborhoods they shaped, divided by railroad tracks or highways or both, these communities are still impacted by the policies of yesteryear. [...] What are the implications of these facts? One instance of this type of infrastructural planning might be a coincidence rather than a sign of racial bias, or class-based bias, but the preponderance of evidence across the country from this era leads to the obvious conclusion that U.S. infrastructure, especially the highways, were shaped by racist policies that continue to have racial impacts. The evidence is there; for any honest observer, the conclusion that racism shaped U.S. infrastructure is not controversial.