Did Steve Mnuchin Say Americans Can Live on $1,200 for 10 Weeks?

No, he did not.

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On Twitter Wednesday, Brianna Westbrook, the vice-chair of the Arizona Democratic Party and former national surrogate for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, shared a video clip of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin discussing the economic relief provided by the CARES Act on CBS’ March 29 episode of Face the Nation: 

The tweet received additional attention after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, and CNN commentator Keith Boykin picked it up:

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  1. MZ

    Of course the Democrats position is, shall we say, disingenuous. The problem, particularly given the proclivity of most of our fine media institutions, is as Mark Twain remarked, "A lie can be half-way around the world before the truth has the chance to get its pants on."

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    Earl King

    Democrats and talking media heads cannot stop themselves from lying. The "fine people on sides" as an example was about both sides of the argument of whether confederate statues should be torn down. Yet it continues. Trump never said the "virus was a hoax". Yes that continues. I cannot imagine David Brinkley or Walter Cronkite ever behaving the way journalist do today. Guessing they are not really journalists.

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