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Donald Trump got a fact-check live on air just minutes into the presidential debate on Thursday. 

Speaking on abortion, Trump spread lies for several minutes about reproductive care. The former president claimed that the governor of West Virginia allowed doctors to terminate a pregnancy not only after viability but after the baby was born. 

In response to Trump’s claims, the ABC News  anchor Linsey Davis gave him an embarrassing live correction. 

“There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it is born,” she said, before quickly pivoting to Kamala Harris.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 87 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It wasn't particularly embarrassing because he talked over the correction. Other fact checks were better done but they dropped the ball on that one.

[–] qantravon 129 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's because it was from Davis. He interrupted her constantly, including times when she was about to tell him it was his turn to talk. He didn't interrupt Muir almost at all.

I'll leave the reason why he interrupted one and not the other as an exercise for the reader.

[–] Huckledebuck@sh.itjust.works 55 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When you're a star, they let you do it.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 20 points 3 months ago

Grab 'em by the mic.

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