“When Donald Trump was president, "I disagreed with a lot of his policies, but I voted to raise the debt ceiling. I voted to pay our bills.”
Rep. Ro Khanna
Democratic congressman. CNN interview. Claim dated 2 May 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisSpins the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
The California Democrat voted on two occasions to raise the debt limit, but not on Feb. 9, 2018, when he voted against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which raised the debt ceiling by more than $1.5 trillion.
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In short
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democratic congressman) made this claim around 2 May 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Spins the Facts”.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctmo/date/2023-05-02/segment/02
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