For the first time since 2020, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared the debate stage Thursday.Similar to the candidates’ previous meetings, some of the statements made during the debate require clarification or further explanation.Our National Investigative Unit fact-checked the June 27 presidential debate on CNN and broke down the context of both candidate’s statements. Claim: Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. was “energy independent” when he was president, suggesting that is no longer the case under President Biden saying, “On January 6, we were energy independent.”Get the Facts: That’s not true. The U.S. is still producing record amounts of oil under President Biden. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Their data shows, that during Biden’s term, the U.S. has exported more energy including petroleum than imported, and we have produced more energy than consumed.
For the first time since 2020, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared the debate stage Thursday.
Similar to the candidates’ previous meetings, some of the statements made during the debate require clarification or further explanation.
Our National Investigative Unit fact-checked the June 27 presidential debate on CNN and broke down the context of both candidate’s statements.
Claim: Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. was “energy independent” when he was president, suggesting that is no longer the case under President Biden saying, “On January 6, we were energy independent.”
Get the Facts: That’s not true. The U.S. is still producing record amounts of oil under President Biden. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Their data shows, that during Biden’s term, the U.S. has exported more energy including petroleum than imported, and we have produced more energy than consumed.
