CNBC Host Joe Kernen 'Fact-Checks' Trump 'Claim' Live Over The Phone

Posted • August 5, 2025: Usually, after President Donald Trump says something, the official fact-checkers like PolitiFact and Snopes take a day to spin an explanation of why what the president said was false. Then, during the presidential debates, the cable news networks deployed their fact-checkers, like CNN's Daniel Dale, to fact-check Trump on social media in real time. Joe Kernen, co-host of CNBC's "Squawk Box," didn't have that luxury, as he was on the phone live with the president, who claimed to have received the largest amount of votes in Texas. "We need to fact-check you on this," he said, never imagining that Trump was right. After that, he was very anxious to move on. 🚨 LMAO! President Trump "claimed" he got the most amount of votes in Texas history… …the CNBC host said "we need to fact check you on that." Then he came back: "So, you DID get the highest number of votes in Texas. So, that's true. Moving on." 🤣 "Moving on" to the next false claim. (…)

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