Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Fact-checking Trump’s recent claims about California
At an Arizona rally last week, President Trump said illegal immigrants are running a town council in California, and that our state owes “two million, trillion dollars.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAt an Arizona rally last week, President Trump said illegal immigrants are running a town council in California, and that our state owes “two million, trillion dollars.” Elsewhere, he said California’s wildfires are costing the federal government hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, and we’re flushing our fresh water into the sea. We fact-check on these statements and more.
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The power of the Vietnamese American vote in Orange County- 0:00Fact-checking Trump’s recent claims about CaliforniaYou’re reading this
- 4:50Why Vietnamese Americans often go to the polls -- and don’t care much about immigration now
- 13:23‘Sexorcism:’ a sex addict, a priest, and an exorcism
- 25:25Being a voice for her people takes a toll on Nadia Murad
- 37:41Purple sea urchins are wiping out seaweed
The full episode
1 of 5The power of the Vietnamese American vote in Orange County- 0:00Fact-checking Trump’s recent claims about CaliforniaYou’re reading this
- 4:50Why Vietnamese Americans often go to the polls -- and don’t care much about immigration now
- 13:23‘Sexorcism:’ a sex addict, a priest, and an exorcism
- 25:25Being a voice for her people takes a toll on Nadia Murad
- 37:41Purple sea urchins are wiping out seaweed