Fact Check: CNN Reporter Falsely Claims Trump Called for Liz Cheney to Be Executed
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CLAIM: CNN reporter Alayna Treene repeated a false claim that former President Donald Trump had called for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to be executed.
VERDICT: False.
Trump’s remarks about Cheney being eager to send troops into war without understanding how it feels were taken out of context. The former president was questioning how Cheney would feel if she were the one being sent to fight on the front lines of war.
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