'But I saw it on the internet': Republican mocked after CNN anchor's brutal fact-check
Raw StoryA Republican senator received a real-time fact-check from a CNN anchor as he tried to breathe oxygen into a racist conspiracy theory promoted by former President Donald Trump at the debate Tuesday night. Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee joined CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday night to discuss the debate, telling her that not only did he think Trump won the debate — contrary to what many pundits and experts have said — but that the MAGA leader was "assaulted with all kinds of lies and misinformation." When Collins asked Hagerty if Trump ought to have avoided the baseless conspiracy theory at the debate, Hagerty appeared to suggest there may be some "evidence." While Collins acknowledged school systems and hospital systems have reported being "overwhelmed," CNN hasn't heard from a single city official in Springfield that Haitian immigrants are abducting pets. "'But I saw it on the internet' has to be the dumbest excuse for pushing a debunked racist conspiracy theory," wrote Kelsie Taggart, digital media director for the Democratic PAC American Bridge.
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