https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1408470743483129857?s=19

  • nala [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    When Trump got in he deliberately tried to cut any federal resources used to contain hate groups

    Looking into this, I found a PolitiFact article that I think is actual doublespeak.

    From the conclusion

    Buttigieg said, "The Trump Administration cut funding allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to combat white nationalism."

    He points to the $10 million Countering Violent Extremism grant program, which was launched under Obama and not renewed under President Trump. It was meant to last for two years. When it expired in July 2019, Trump >did not renew it. That’s not exactly the same as a "cut."

    However, a group that was slated to get a grant under Obama, Life After Hate, had its grant rescinded under the Trump administration while the program was going on. The group was one of the only ones with expertise on >white nationalism. Overall, most of the grant proposals were focused on Muslims or immigrants, and not white nationalists.

    Buttigieg left out part of the story.

    We rate this statement Half True.

    Like it says that he DID what he was accused of, then just says that it is proof against the accusations.