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33. Fact-Checking What Donald Trump Said in His 2024 Person of the Year Interview With TIME
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 12:58 PM
Dec 12

trump lied in the time interview. Here are some of the fact checks



https://time.com/7201574/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-fact-check/

For the 2024 Person of the Year issue, former and future President Donald Trump sat down for a lengthy interview with TIME on Nov. 25 at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.

TIME has published the transcript of that conversation. In addition, below is a review for facts and context of several of Trump’s statements from the interview......

What Trump Said: "I won it in 2016 on the border, and I fixed the border, and it was really fixed, and they came in, and they just dislodged everything that I did, and it became far worse than it was in 2016."

“I had the most secure border we've ever had, and I never had to go to Congress for that.”

The Facts: Trump has often asserted that he fixed the border during his first term, at times pointing to his expansion of the border wall. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, there were 450 miles of “new primary and secondary border miles” constructed on the Southwest border between January 2017 and January 2021. Much of that construction was built to replace “dilapidated and outdated designs.” About 80 miles of primary and secondary barriers were built where no previous barrier existed.

Apprehension numbers at the border provide another metric, but there’s disagreement over whether an effective border strategy should translate to a high apprehension rate or a low one. ICE arrests increased during Trump’s previous term, but they did not reach the levels seen under Obama. Southwest border encounters hit a record high last year, but dropped 77% by August 2024. The spike in migrants seen early in Biden’s term began in the spring of 2020, during Trump’s final year, according to Politifact.

Trump also did appeal to Congress for help with border enforcement. In his first year in office, he addressed the nation about the immigration crisis, calling on Congress to secure the border, and later asked Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency border funding......

What Trump Said: “They don't want to see all of this transgender, which is, it's just taken over. And then you take a look, and not very many years after the person who, you know, went through this process is saying, Who did this to me? As you know, it's a very high percentage.”

The Facts: A 2021 review of 27 studies involving nearly 8,000 transgender teens and adults who underwent any kind of “gender-affirmation surgeries” found that an average of 1% expressed regret. In October, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that the majority of transgender youths who received gender-affirming medical care such as puberty blockers or hormones are satisfied with their care. Of the 220 youths surveyed, only 4% expressed regret.

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Fuck 'TIME' [View all] Joinfortmill Dec 12 OP
You don't seem to understand the meaning of the annual cover. Fiendish Thingy Dec 12 #1
I do understand that. My comment stands. Joinfortmill Dec 12 #6
I mean, I get why he was chosen Polybius Dec 12 #22
How about Biden! Meowmee Dec 12 #61
If he would have ran and won, sure Polybius Dec 16 #63
Well, I don't know what their rules are, but they could've made it him instead of that monster Meowmee Dec 16 #64
I think person of the year should be restricted to those who have made a Karadeniz Dec 12 #32
Like the first female vice president? LearnedHand Dec 12 #54
That's a very worthy opinion. Wiz Imp Dec 12 #57
I know....but the malefactors generate ample attention. Karadeniz Dec 12 #58
Who would you say was more impactful in USA this past year? nt kelly1mm Dec 12 #60
It can be an honor IF the impact they're highlighting is good, ortherwise it can be impactful bad people electric_blue68 Dec 12 #16
Yep DeepWinter Dec 12 #30
Actually it used to be that way until 9/11 when they got so much pushback because they were going to put JohnSJ Dec 12 #41
Criteria mede8er Dec 12 #44
Craven Wild blueberry Dec 12 #2
Worst POTY ever, worst president ever. Initech Dec 12 #3
Both Hitler and Stalin were persons of the year. Dave Bowman Dec 12 #4
And Putin SocialDemocrat61 Dec 12 #24
". . .for better or for worse. . ." DinahMoeHum Dec 12 #31
His balcony appearance at the NYSE opening yorkster Dec 12 #5
yup. wouldn't watch it, but that is where his fanboys are, and those anti-corporation crowd who either voted for stein JohnSJ Dec 12 #42
Saw it on MSNBC, switched to BBC and same thing. yorkster Dec 12 #43
And the Market dropped. Turbineguy Dec 12 #56
Time does not call it "The Most Admirable Person of the Year." MineralMan Dec 12 #7
Next year it might be Luigi M. Silent Type Dec 12 #8
Nah, they have named the worst pieces of shit Person of the Year before, but it should have been Musk themaguffin Dec 12 #9
Piece of Shit of the Year would be a fitting tittle for Muskrat. Dave Bowman Dec 12 #47
As well Rebl2 Dec 12 #59
There was a 'Time' during his 1st term SledDriver Dec 12 #10
That last picture, omg I haven't stopped laughing since looking at it. Emile Dec 12 #38
Another news source I will never read again kimbutgar Dec 12 #11
Exactly Joinfortmill Dec 12 #13
He has moved from a tie with Hitler sarisataka Dec 12 #12
This may actually make Time rasputin1952 Dec 12 #14
Time hasn't been Time since the early 80s. Iggo Dec 12 #35
It's About IMPACT on our Country, and the world. And drumphf has Impacted our world like an asreroid! electric_blue68 Dec 12 #15
He's definitely an asseroid. Iggo Dec 12 #36
Heh electric_blue68 Dec 12 #40
Lol! Dave Bowman Dec 12 #48
I went grocery shopping this morning and there his miserable orange puss was on the cover at the checkout. Vinca Dec 12 #17
List of previous recepients MichMan Dec 12 #18
Yep and 90% of the time they pick the winner as person of the year FreeState Dec 16 #65
Fat Fuck Criminal of the Year Blue Owl Dec 12 #19
Yes, very bad idea. moondust Dec 12 #20
It shows the magazine never learned IzzaNuDay Dec 12 #21
Hitler was okay, though? Iggo Dec 12 #23
Feel better? I would have had I been born. Joinfortmill Dec 12 #26
You started it. Iggo Dec 12 #29
Hitler was also chosen as Time's Person of the Year. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 12 #25
Yes, in 1938... Joinfortmill Dec 12 #34
I might go out and buy one Wicked Blue Dec 12 #27
Use it for dart practice as well..... a kennedy Dec 12 #39
The moron is going to take this as a compliment 😡 TommieMommy Dec 12 #28
Fact-Checking What Donald Trump Said in His 2024 Person of the Year Interview With TIME LetMyPeopleVote Dec 12 #33
Yeah but facts are for suckers, or something. Dave Bowman Dec 12 #50
I haven't bought a Time magazine since the 1980's. Who cares! Emile Dec 12 #37
Actually he's earned it, for all it's worth. ThePartyThatListens Dec 12 #45
I'd have a smidgen EndlessWire Dec 12 #46
For Absolute Worst Bobbie Jo Dec 12 #49
they're tripping over each other to glue their lips to his ass... spanone Dec 12 #51
Fuckem - boycott that trash Blues Heron Dec 12 #52
I can't remember the last time Time had a good article. Decades ago? thebigidea Dec 12 #53
The Person of the Year... Mike Nelson Dec 12 #55
I don't read Time and never will Meowmee Dec 12 #62
The only thing orange psycho is worthy of regarding time Meowmee Dec 16 #66
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