This poll number proves how powerful Trump's misinformation machine really is
(CNN)In a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump asked his counterpart to look into debunked allegations of corruption by Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
This is a fact. The Truth. How do we know? Because the White House released a rough transcript of the conversation last week in which Trump said this:
"There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it... It sounds horrible to me."
See, it's right there. In the transcript the White House released itself.
All of which makes this next fact absolutely mystifying and terrifying: In a new national Monmouth University poll
just four in 10 self-identified Republicans believe that Trump mentioned Biden in his call with Zelensky.
Are. You. Kidding. Me.
It is right there in the transcript that the WHITE HOUSE released of the call!
Remember that we aren't talking here about whether Trump pressured Zelensky to look into the Bidens. He did, but there is a little bit of wiggle room there in that Trump didn't say "Unless you do this, I will withhold military aid from you." This poll question deals only with whether Trump actually mentioned Biden's name in the call. Which he 100% did!
How can so many Republicans say he didn't? Because Trump has conditioned them to not believe things that are, quite literally, right in front of their faces.
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