why aren't all 7 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Emmer predicts strict border enforcement will cause voluntary deportations
“If you start doing it the way you're supposed to do it, I'm going to suggest to you that a lot of them are going to leave voluntarily.”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Emmer predicts all of Trump's cabinet nominees will be confirmed
“I think everybody's making it.”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Emmer predicts budget reconciliation bill could reach Trump's desk by Memorial Day
“If we're able to keep to that schedule, then you could realistically have a reconciliation bill to President Trump's desk by Memorial weekend.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Emmer: Trump was elected on fixing the economy, sealing borders, and global peace
“Donald Trump was elected for three reasons. One to fix our economic woes. The inflation that's killed people. Get energy moving again. Seal the southern border and create peace and stability around the globe.”
Assertion Partly supported
Emmer: NYT poll shows 55% support deporting all undocumented immigrants
“55% of Americans believe any illegal immigrant should be out of here.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Emmer: 60% of House Republicans demand leadership role, 40% follow Johnson
“We probably have 40% of our members who will vote for whatever Mike Johnson says we're gonna put on the floor. But we got 60%, and this is what's been changing, I think, over the last couple of decades. It keeps getting larger. They didn't come here to follow …”
Assertion Supported
Emmer: Trump won 77 million votes vs. 75 million for House Republicans
“Donald Trump has a mandate. He got seventy-seven million votes. We got a little less than seventy-five million.”