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Newt Gingrich: Fact-Checking Is For The Weak
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3:48Now PlayingNewt Gingrich is really against moderators and factchecking for some reason. Some reason named Donald Trump. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's expectation that debate moderators fact-check her opponent shows she is weak and scared of Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich said Sunday.
Gingrich, a Trump adviser and former Speaker of the House, said it's Clinton's job to fact-check Trump — not the media's.
"How weak is Clinton that her campaign wants moderators to fact check Trump? Isn't that her job? Are they that afraid of Trump?" Gingrich tweeted Sunday.
The Clinton campaign has said it expects moderators to fact-check Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, during Monday's first debate.
"She thinks moderators should play a role in making sure that the audience knows the truth," Clinton spokesperson Jennifer Palmieri said last week.
“My biggest concern is not a view of any moderator, but just that people [adjust] their questions … to suit the candidate in front of them,” Palmieri said.”*
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