“As recently as yesterday, in mid-sentence, he [Biden] was cut off by someone in the White House who makes the decision that the president of the United States is not speaking correctly.”
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch
Idaho Republican. Senate hearing. Claim dated 14 Sep 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
The White House video feed of an event with fire officials discussing wildfires did end while Biden was speaking, but the entire event was never intended to be public. The press-covered portion ended as scheduled.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (Idaho Republican) made this claim around 14 September 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
Where the claim appeared
- c-span.orghttps://www.c-span.org/video/?c4977147/user-clip-senate-foreign-relations-committee-heari…
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