CNN’s Powers: I ‘Commend’ Sen. McSally for Coming Forward; Sexual Assault ‘Really Prevalent’ in Society

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAMEROTA President ░░░░░░░░ s problem with the ░░░░░░░░ is getting worse The ░░░░░░░░ Post fact checker has ░░░░░░░░ counted more than 9 ░░░░░░░░ false or misleading claims ░░░░░░░░ the President since he ░░░░░░░░ office and the rate ░░░░░░░░ increasing Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Glenn Kessler he s ░░░░░░░░ editor and chief writer ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post fact ░░░░░░░░ Glenn great to have ░░░░░░░░ What is the exact ░░░░░░░░ You crunch the numbers ░░░░░░░░ the time What are ░░░░░░░░ up to this morning ░░░░░░░░ Well we update it ░░░░░░░░ couple weeks So as ░░░░░░░░ March 3rd it was ░░░░░░░░ 014 CAMEROTA Okay 9 ░░░░░░░░ And one of the ░░░░░░░░ that you have uncovered ░░░░░░░░ that the rate of ░░░░░░░░ and false statements is ░░░░░░░░ So when the President ░░░░░░░░ took office he was ░░░░░░░░ about 5 9 false ░░░░░░░░ misleading claims a day ░░░░░░░░ 2018 16 5 false ░░░░░░░░ misleading claims a day ░░░░░░░░ in 2019 you re ░░░░░░░░ 22 false or misleading ░░░░░░░░ a day How do ░░░░░░░░ keep up with this ░░░░░░░░ It s difficult We ░░░░░░░░ a staff of three ░░░░░░░░ we just have to ░░░░░░░░ everything the President says ░░░░░░░░ tweets and really keep ░░░░░░░░ with it We thought ░░░░░░░░ were going to have ░░░░░░░░ easy weekend before we ░░░░░░░░ the last update and ░░░░░░░░ he gave the speech ░░░░░░░░ CPAC where we counted ░░░░░░░░ than 100 false or ░░░░░░░░ claims CAMEROTA That was ░░░░░░░░ tour de force of ░░░░░░░░ So I know you ░░░░░░░░ a fact checker not ░░░░░░░░ psychoanalyst But do you ░░░░░░░░ any sense since you ░░░░░░░░ this so closely why ░░░░░░░░ number and frequency is ░░░░░░░░ KESSLER Well the President ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot It ░░░░░░░░ unusual if you compare ░░░░░░░░ to Barack Obama or ░░░░░░░░ W Bush If White ░░░░░░░░ essentially ended the White ░░░░░░░░ press briefing the President ░░░░░░░░ act as his own ░░░░░░░░ So he ll do ░░░░░░░░ sorts of gaggles or ░░░░░░░░ briefings or things like ░░░░░░░░ constant interviews on Fox ░░░░░░░░ and lots and lots ░░░░░░░░ rallies where there tend ░░░░░░░░ be quite a few ░░░░░░░░ So it s the ░░░░░░░░ that he spews out ░░░░░░░░ lot of words and ░░░░░░░░ fair number of them ░░░░░░░░ to be false or ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA You ve broken ░░░░░░░░ down by subject so ░░░░░░░░ me put this up ░░░░░░░░ gets a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Foreign policy 1 015 ░░░░░░░░ 939 The economy 840 ░░░░░░░░ 815 Do you call ░░░░░░░░ lies when you hear ░░░░░░░░ KESSLER Well it we ░░░░░░░░ to avoid the use ░░░░░░░░ the word lie You ░░░░░░░░ we at the Washington ░░░░░░░░ we have a pinocchio ░░░░░░░░ So in many of ░░░░░░░░ claims qualify as four ░░░░░░░░ or three pinocchios But ░░░░░░░░ know in some cases ░░░░░░░░ s a matter not ░░░░░░░░ quite what I would ░░░░░░░░ a lie but something ░░░░░░░░ the context is completely ░░░░░░░░ And so therefore it ░░░░░░░░ a misleading impression in ░░░░░░░░ listeners ears CAMEROTA That ░░░░░░░░ interesting but it makes ░░░░░░░░ job harder the fact ░░░░░░░░ have a continuum So ░░░░░░░░ do you figure so ░░░░░░░░ you have the different ░░░░░░░░ system and how do ░░░░░░░░ go about categorizing it ░░░░░░░░ a falsehood What s ░░░░░░░░ process Where do you ░░░░░░░░ by figuring out if ░░░░░░░░ s false or if ░░░░░░░░ s just using different ░░░░░░░░ than say the average ░░░░░░░░ KESSLER Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be different ░░░░░░░░ We would include it ░░░░░░░░ it s statistics that ░░░░░░░░ does in a misleading ░░░░░░░░ So for instance when ░░░░░░░░ talks about the number ░░░░░░░░ jobs created in his ░░░░░░░░ he counts from the ░░░░░░░░ of the election not ░░░░░░░░ the date he took ░░░░░░░░ So that adds you ░░░░░░░░ four months of jobs ░░░░░░░░ took place under Barack ░░░░░░░░ It s a statistic ░░░░░░░░ it s very misleading ░░░░░░░░ he increases his total ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA The number that ░░░░░░░░ have said that we ░░░░░░░░ now at is 9 ░░░░░░░░ and you correct me ░░░░░░░░ I m wrong thought ░░░░░░░░ you weren t going ░░░░░░░░ hit that number until ░░░░░░░░ end of his first ░░░░░░░░ KESSLER Yes Yes at ░░░░░░░░ rate he was going ░░░░░░░░ weren t even sure ░░░░░░░░ we would the big ░░░░░░░░ of course is 10 ░░░░░░░░ and we said well ░░░░░░░░ s no way we ░░░░░░░░ necessarily get there by ░░░░░░░░ end of his first ░░░░░░░░ At the rate we ░░░░░░░░ going we might get ░░░░░░░░ sometime next month CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ Kessler fact checker from ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”
KESSLER: “All right.”