Modern Journalism

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Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” is as ignorant as the children he works with.

On Tuesday evening, President Trump announced that he’ll soon sign a “very powerful immigration act” which will change the immigration system, prioritizing merit-based applications.

But Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post’s fact-checker, was stumped by Trump’s remark, “How can Trump sign a ‘very strong immigration act’ if it’s not been passed by Congress?” he asked on Twitter.

The Twitter world answered immediately. After Congress refused to enact DACA, Obama created it by executive order, and what Obama created by executive order, Trump can just as easily undo. You’d think the WaPo’s official fact-checker would remember this, but he and his colleagues were so busy cheering every usurpation of power by the Light Bringer that it never occurred to them to wonder what might happen if a new executive were elected. Until now.

Twitter answered immediately;