“Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.”
Eric Swalwell
U.S. Representative, D-Calif.. a post on X. Claim dated 9 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Swalwell didn’t quote Sen. Lindsey Graham accurately. Swalwell posted that Graham said Trump plans to deport legal immigrants, but Graham said Trump plans to deport immigrants in the U.S. "illegally," not "legally.
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In short
Eric Swalwell (U.S. Representative, D-Calif.) made this claim around 9 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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