GLENDALE, Ariz. — Thousands of supporters of Donald Trump lined up early this morning in Glendale for a chance to see the former president and current presidential candidate speak at Desert Diamond Arena.
Lines to get into the event wrapped around State Farm Stadium as about 15,000 people were expected to attend, Glendale officials said.
We're fact-checking three claims Trump made at his rally in Phoenix on Friday.
Claim
Kamala Harris was the "border czar" in charge of the US border.
Quote
"She was the border czar. She presided over the worst border in history."
Verdict
There was no official title of "Border Czar", and Kamala Harris was never given that title.
The group that she led was also not in charge of US border policy. Instead, according to the Executive Order that created the border group she led, the group was meant to examine the "root causes" of immigration, as well as figuring out how to restart asylum claims at the border.
Claim
The Biden/Harris administration banned gas-powered cars
Quote
"A little while ago, she changed, didn't she? Banning gas-powered cars?
Verdict
There is no ban on gas-powered vehicles in the United States, nor has there ever been one.
According to an investigation by NPR, this appears to have come from an ad run by an oil industry group that targeted fuel economy standards.
The ad accused those standards of banning gas-powered cars, though they do not.
And, of course, new gas-powered cars are being made and sold every day.
Claim
Trump defeated ISIS in three weeks
Quote
"We wiped out ISIS very quickly. It was supposed to take five years to beat ISIS. I did it in three weeks."
Verdict
The US entered into military action against ISIS, or the Islamic State, around 2014, depending on which action you consider the beginning of the conflict.
Trump took office in 2017, by which time the Pentagon had already held press briefings about their victory over ISIS.
By December 2017, 12 months after Trump took office, the Pentagon said 98% of ISIS territory had been liberated.
The last ISIS stronghold was considered liberated in 2019, which is two years after Trump took office.
Decision 2024
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