Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles 2019, GROWING 26% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. PREVIOUS YEAR. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE SOME FALSE CLAIMS SINCE HE SOME FALSE CLAIMS SINCE HE KICKED OFF HIS POLITICAL CAREER KICKED OFF HIS POLITICAL CAREER IN 2015 SAYING MEXICO WAS IN 2015 SAYING MEXICO WAS FUNNELING CRIMINALS INTO THE FUNNELING CRIMINALS INTO THE U.S. U.S. THIS YEAR THE PRESIDENT PUSHED A THIS YEAR THE PRESIDENT PUSHED A NUMBER OF THEORIES ABOUT UKRAINE NUMBER OF THEORIES ABOUT UKRAINE THAT WE NOW KNOW ARE UNTRUE. THAT WE NOW KNOW ARE UNTRUE. THAT'S NOT ALL. THAT'S NOT ALL. WE ARE HAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WE ARE HAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIGGEST FALSEHOODS OF 2019. BIGGEST FALSEHOODS OF 2019. LET'S GO TO THE TOP OF YOUR LET'S GO TO THE TOP OF YOUR LIST. LIST. WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES HERE? HERE? >> THE FALSEHOOD OF THIS YEAR, >> THE FALSEHOOD OF THIS YEAR, THE ONE THAT DEFINES THIS YEAR THE ONE THAT DEFINES THIS YEAR AND MAYBE MORE IS THE IDEA THAT AND MAYBE MORE IS THE IDEA THAT UKRAINE, THE GOVERNMENT, MEDDLED UKRAINE, THE GOVERNMENT, MEDDLED IN THE U.S. ELECTION IN 2016. IN THE U.S. ELECTION IN 2016. >> WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS ONE. >> WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS ONE. >> WE HAVE BEEN SITTING AT THIS >> WE HAVE BEEN SITTING AT THIS TABLE A HALF DOZEN TIMES TALKING TABLE A HALF DOZEN TIMES TALKING ABOUT RUSSIA MEDDLED IN THE ABOUT RUSSIA MEDDLED IN THE ELECTION. ELECTION. UKRAINE IS NOT AN ADVERSARY. UKRAINE IS NOT AN ADVERSARY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE TRUMP, MANY IN THIS DON'T LIKE TRUMP, MANY IN THIS COUNTRY THEMSELVES, AND RUSSIA COUNTRY THEMSELVES, AND RUSSIA MEDDLED IN THE ELECTION AND YET MEDDLED IN THE ELECTION AND YET UKRAINE IS TO BLAME, THIS FALSE UKRAINE IS TO BLAME, THIS FALSE HOOD THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN HOOD THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN PUSHING, USING IT TO GUIDE PORCH PUSHING, USING IT TO GUIDE PORCH POLICY, USING IT TO GET HIMSELF POLICY, USING IT TO GET HIMSELF IMPEACHED COMES FROM AN IDEA IMPEACHED COMES FROM AN IDEA THAT IT WILL BENEFIT THE THAT IT WILL BENEFIT THE RUSSIANS. RUSSIANS. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS I THINK ABOUT FIONA HILL, TRUMP'S ABOUT FIONA HILL, TRUMP'S RUSSIAN EXPERTS, WITH VLADIMIR RUSSIAN EXPERTS, WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYING THIS IS A FICTIONAL PUTIN SAYING THIS IS A FICTIONAL NARRATIVE THAT BENEFITS THE NARRATIVE THAT BENEFITS THE RUSSIANS AND RUSSIANS ALONE. RUSSIANS AND RUSSIANS ALONE. >> WE HAVE DONE THIS MANY TIMES >> WE HAVE DONE THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE BEFORE BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THIS UP. OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THIS UP. WHO MEDDLED IN THE ELECTION? WHO MEDDLED IN THE ELECTION? >> RUSSIA. >> RUSSIA. >> WE'LL SEE IF IT STICKS. >> WE'LL SEE IF IT STICKS. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO IMPEACHMENT. IMPEACHMENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ACCORDING PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, HE CAN DO TO THE CONSTITUTION, HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. WHATEVER HE WANTS. TRUE OR FALSE? TRUE OR FALSE? >> I ENCOURAGE HIM TO KEEP >> I ENCOURAGE HIM TO KEEP READING AS HE LOOKS AT ARTICLE READING AS HE LOOKS AT ARTICLE 2. 2. ARTICLE 1 LAYS OUT OF POWERS THE ARTICLE 1 LAYS OUT OF POWERS THE LEGISLATURE HAS BUT ARTICLE 2 LEGISLATURE HAS BUT ARTICLE 2 SAYS PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS SAYS PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN BE IMPEACHED FOR DOING BAD BE IMPEACHED FOR DOING BAD THINGS. THINGS. THE CONSTITUTION LAYS OUT A THE CONSTITUTION LAYS OUT A TOTALLY LEGAL WAY THAT YOU CAN TOTALLY LEGAL WAY THAT YOU CAN GET RID OF A PROBLEMATIC GET RID OF A PROBLEMATIC PRESIDENT IF THE LEGISLATURE PRESIDENT IF THE LEGISLATURE WANTS TO. WANTS TO. ARTICLE 1 SAYS WHO SHOULD DO IT. ARTICLE 1 SAYS WHO SHOULD DO IT. THE HOUSE DOES THE IMPEACHMENT THE HOUSE DOES THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, THE SENATE DOES THE INQUIRY, THE SENATE DOES THE TRIAL AND DECIDES IF THEY'LL TRIAL AND DECIDES IF THEY'LL REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. THIS ISN'T SOME SORT OF COUP. THIS ISN'T SOME SORT OF COUP. YOU HEAR REPUBLICANS TALKING YOU HEAR REPUBLICANS TALKING ABOUT THIS BEING ELECTION ABOUT THIS BEING ELECTION NULLIFICATION. NULLIFICATION. WE'VE BEEN IMPEACHING PEOPLE FOR WE'VE BEEN IMPEACHING PEOPLE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. HUNDREDS OF YEARS. >> HE ALSO MADE THE CLAIM THAT >> HE ALSO MADE THE CLAIM THAT HE WAS, QUOTE, TOTALLY HE WAS, QUOTE, TOTALLY EXONERATED BY THE MUELLER EXONERATED BY THE MUELLER REPORT. REPORT. FACT CHECK, PLEASE. FACT CHECK, PLEASE. >> MOST NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. >> MOST NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. YOU REMEMBER HE MADE THIS CLAIM YOU REMEMBER HE MADE THIS CLAIM AFTER THE MUELLER REPORT CAME AFTER THE MUELLER REPORT CAME OUT AND THE DEMOCRATS HAD A BIG OUT AND THE DEMOCRATS HAD A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK MUELLER IN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK MUELLER IN THE EYE AND SAID, DOES THIS THE EYE AND SAID, DOES THIS REPORT TOTALLY EXONERATE HIM? REPORT TOTALLY EXONERATE HIM? MUELLER WITH HIS PRECISION AND MUELLER WITH HIS PRECISION AND SHORT ANSWERS SAYS, NO. SHORT ANSWERS SAYS, NO. >> VERY CLEAR. >> VERY CLEAR. WE'LL ROUND OUT YOUR TOP FIVE. WE'LL ROUND OUT YOUR TOP FIVE. THERE'S A CLAIM ABOUT TARIFFS IN THERE'S A CLAIM ABOUT TARIFFS IN CHINA. CHINA. WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH IT? WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH IT? >> WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS A >> WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS A LOT. LOT. THIS CAME UP MORE BECAUSE THE THIS CAME UP MORE BECAUSE THE TARIFFS GOT VERY EXPENSIVE FOR TARIFFS GOT VERY EXPENSIVE FOR AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS THIS YEAR. AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS THIS YEAR. WE HAD SOME STUDIES SAY AMERICAN WE HAD SOME STUDIES SAY AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE PAID OVER HOUSEHOLDS HAVE PAID OVER $1,000, THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD. $1,000, THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHARGE A WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHARGE A TARIFF IS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TARIFF IS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPORTING PAY A TARIFF ON IMPORTING PAY A TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS. CHINESE GOODS. THAT GETS BACK TO THE CONSUMER THAT GETS BACK TO THE CONSUMER FOR THE MOST PART. FOR THE MOST PART. WITH THESE TARIFFS, WITH THESE TARIFFS, SPECIFICALLY, THIS TRADE WAR, SPECIFICALLY, THIS TRADE WAR, AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE PAYING AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE PAYING FOR MOST OF IT. FOR MOST OF IT. THE PRESIDENT KEEPS TELLING US, THE PRESIDENT KEEPS TELLING US, CHINA IS PAYING FOR IT WITH CHINA IS PAYING FOR IT WITH TARIFFS. TARIFFS. NAETS NOT HOW TARIFFS WORK. NAETS NOT HOW TARIFFS WORK. >> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING >> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING TARIFFS FOR PEOPLE. TARIFFS FOR PEOPLE. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU HAVE A LARGER LIST COMING YOU HAVE A LARGER LIST COMING OUT NEXT WEEK. OUT NEXT WEEK. WOULD YOU GIVE US A PREVIEW OF WOULD YOU GIVE US A PREVIEW OF THINGS TO LOOK FOR ON YOUR LIST THINGS TO LOOK FOR ON YOUR LIST NEXT WEEK? NEXT WEEK? >> MY FAVORITE ONE IS THE IDEA >> MY FAVORITE ONE IS THE IDEA THAT THE MARS AND MOON ARE ONE THAT THE MARS AND MOON ARE ONE IN THE SAME. IN THE SAME. THE PRESIDENT TWEETED ABOUT THIS THE PRESIDENT TWEETED ABOUT THIS IN JUNE. IN JUNE. NO ONE ON MY STAFF BELIEVES NO ONE ON MY STAFF BELIEVES UNTIL I PULLED IT UP ON THE UNTIL I PULLED IT UP ON THE SCREEN AND SAID, LOOK. SCREEN AND SAID, LOOK. MARS IS NOT PART OF THE MOON. MARS IS NOT PART OF THE MOON. >> WOW, OKAY. >> WOW, OKAY. I TOTALLY MISSED THAT BACK IN I TOTALLY MISSED THAT BACK IN JUNE. JUNE. CONFESSION TO MAKE. CONFESSION TO MAKE. I WAS OFF IN JUNE, SO I MISSED I WAS OFF IN JUNE, SO I MISSED THAT ONE. THAT ONE. MARS AND MOON ARE THE SAME. MARS AND MOON ARE THE SAME. I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT -- I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT -- >> ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT IN >> ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT IN HIS TWEET TALKING ABOUT WHAT HIS TWEET TALKING ABOUT WHAT NASA SHOULD BE DOING. NASA SHOULD BE DOING. HE SAYS, DON'T LOOK AT THE MOON. HE SAYS, DON'T LOOK AT THE MOON. GO TO MARS, WHICH IS PART OF THE GO TO MARS, WHICH IS PART OF THE MOON, IN HIS TWEET. MOON, IN HIS TWEET. DECEMBER 31st WE'LL HAVE EVEN DECEMBER 31st WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE FALSEHOODS OF THE YEAR. MORE FALSEHOODS OF THE YEAR. >> FINALLY, THOUGH, WE HAVE AN >> FINALLY, THOUGH, WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A TOP FALSEHOOD FROM UPDATE TO A TOP FALSEHOOD FROM LAST YEAR DEALING WITH THE LAST YEAR DEALING WITH THE STATUS OF THE BORDER WALL. STATUS OF THE BORDER WALL. >> THIS IS MY FAVORITE FALSEHOOD >> THIS IS MY FAVORITE FALSEHOOD OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THIS HAS OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN FALSE FOR MANY YEARS. BEEN FALSE FOR MANY YEARS. THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SAYING, THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SAYING, I'M BUILDING THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL I'M BUILDING THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL NEW WALL, HUNDREDS OF MILE OF NEW WALL, HUNDREDS OF MILE OF THE BORDER. THE BORDER. FINALLY IN LATE OCTOBER HE FINALLY IN LATE OCTOBER HE ACTUALLY BROKE GROUND ON THE ACTUALLY BROKE GROUND ON THE FIRST STRETCH OF BRAND-NEW FIRST STRETCH OF BRAND-NEW BORDER WALL. BORDER WALL. UP UNTIL NOW, EVERYTHING HAD UP UNTIL NOW, EVERYTHING HAD BEEN REPLACEMENT FENCING WHICH BEEN REPLACEMENT FENCING WHICH WAS TAKING 1980'S FENCING AND WAS TAKING 1980'S FENCING AND PUTTING BETTER, NEW BARRIERS PUTTING BETTER, NEW BARRIERS THERE. THERE. WE FINALLY HAVE BRAND-NEW WE FINALLY HAVE BRAND-NEW FENCING. FENCING. NOW WHEN HE SAYS I'M BUILDING A NOW WHEN HE SAYS I'M BUILDING A WALL, I CAN RANK THAT. WALL, I CAN RANK THAT. >> LOVE IT. >> LOVE IT. ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BLEACHER SEATS WHO MIGHT NOT THE BLEACHER SEATS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD YOU, WHO MEDDLED IN HAVE HEARD YOU, WHO MEDDLED IN THE 2016 ELECTION? THE 2016 ELECTION? >> RUSSIA DID! >> RUSSIA DID! >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE IF THAT WILL STICK. WE'LL SEE IF THAT WILL STICK. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
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