CNN correspondent Tom Foreman on Wednesday thrashed former President Donald Trump and his allies for their false claim that President Joe Biden authorized his "assassination."
After watching video clips of MAGA figures such as podcaster and convicted criminal Steve Bannon and Fox News host Sean Hannity making false claims about the FBI having authorization to use deadly force if faced with a life-threatening danger during its search of Mar-a-Lago, Foreman declared their statements to be "absolute poppycock."
He then walked through how Trump was using bogus claims about Biden ordering his assassination to raise money for his 2024 presidential campaign before zeroing in on why the claims were nonsensical.
"What has been going on with all these ridiculous claims, and they are ridiculous?" he asked rhetorically. "[It is] standard protocol for police agencies, not just the FBI... which is to say FBI agents should have their weapons with them in case something happens. They should have handcuffs with them in case something happens."
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He then emphasized that the FBI took steps to deescalate any potential tensions when it executed the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago back in 2022.
"Remember when they went in on this raid, they were wearing, like, normal polo shirts," he said. "They weren't wearing flak vests with 'FBI' on them. That was also part of the order because they didn't want to create a big spectacle around this. But agents have to be ready in case something crazy happens out there."
Foreman concluded his fact-checking segment by emphasizing that there was "no departure from the norm" whatsoever and that "for Trump World to claim that this was something else is just a flat-out lie, top to bottom."
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