New York Times journalist Mara Gay may not be a politician, but she's a liberal political commentator who doesn't miss an opportunity to disparage conservatives -- and that makes her fair game in our book!
According to Gay's New York Times bio, she has a degree in political science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. However, judging by this stupid quote, she could benefit from a remedial math course.
The Quote:
"Somebody tweeted recently, actually, with the money he [Trump] spent, he could have given every American $1 million dollars... It’s true!"
Who said it?
Mara Gay, Journalist/Political Commentator
Member, New York Times Editorial Board
New York Times Journalist, Mara Gay
Context:
During a television appearance on MSNBC, Gay enthusiastically shared the following tweet from @MakitaRivas about Donald Trump's ad spend in 2020.
"Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over. I feel
like a $1 million check would be life-changing for most people. Yet he wasted it all on ads and STILL LOST."
Despite the obvious bad math, Gay praised the tweet as "true" and called it "disturbing" in a jab aimed at President Trump. Surprisingly, the MSNBC host interviewing Gay didn't catch the glaring error.
What's worse is Joe Biden actually spent more on advertising than Trump during the 2020 cycle.
| 2020 AD SPEND |
|
|---|---|
| Joe Biden | $839,103,028 Source |
| Donald Trump | $544,629,408 Source |
Where are the MSNBC fact-checkers when you need them!?
See the video:
Source:
Lefties Losing It, YouTube.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-tMRBKibI
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