White House Press Release - Another Day, More Lies

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The hoaxes perpetuated against President Donald J. Trump and his administration never stop, and today was no exception.

• HOAX: A score of Fake News outlets, including Axios, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others, claimed President Trump's directive to temporarily pause certain federal spending was "rescinded."
• FACT: No such thing took place. Instead, a memo from the Office of Management and Budget was rescinded in an effort to alleviate confusion — and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump's order remains "in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented" as the administration works to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.

The hoaxes extended to the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

• HOAX: Secretary-designate Kennedy is "anti-vaccine," as multiple members of the Senate Committee on Finance claimed and the Fake News wrote before the hearing had even started.
• FACT: This lie has been repeatedly debunked by Secretary-designate Kennedy himself — describing himself to the committee as neither "anti-vaccine [n]or "anti-industry," but "pro-safety." In reality, like President Trump, he is simply advocating for "good science" to enable Americans to make informed medical decisions about themselves and their families.

• HOAX: As part of the Trump administration, Secretary-designate Kennedy would implement a national abortion ban and "restrict or even ban medication abortion without a single act of Congress."
• FACT: Secretary-designate Kennedy pledged to implement President Trump's policies — which include leaving abortion to the states, ending barbaric late-term abortions, protecting conscientious objections, and ending federal funding for abortions.