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Nov 8 · President Trump tells 60 Minutes' Ross Douthat his deportation policy might be too tough and hurt him in the midterms
Newsweek: Newsweek pairs Trump's 'too tough' remark with Schumer, Rep. Maria Salazar and a former DHS official.
Grade B (88/100). Article: Newsweek on Trump's 'too tough' deportation remark
Lehrer score 88/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Adam Klein, Chuck Schumer, Rep. Maria Salazar and Rep. Rob Menendez quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Schumer and Menendez reply; "Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security"; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has said that over the past 17 months there have been no releases"; +2 context: background or what came before: "Immigration laws have largely gone unchanged since the early 1990s"; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "the president's MAGA base took to X saying they were against any kind of amnesty" with no one named; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Immigration did not poll as highly as the cost of living" with no poll named). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
What we checked: "the president's MAGA base took to X saying they were against any kind of amnesty" with no one named; "Immigration did not poll as highly as the cost of living" with no poll named
Splits: Article: Newsweek on Trump's 'too tough' deportation remark
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