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Fact-checking claims by Donald Trump & John Kasich at the CA GOP convention

California

By Chris Nichols
April 30, 2016

Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and John Kasich spoke on Friday at the California Republican Party Convention south of San Francisco.

Scroll through our coverage of their speeches below to see how @CAPolitiFact checked out their claims. We’ve also included some protest scenes captured at the convention.

Follow us on Saturday @CAPolitiFact as we check claims by presidential hopeful and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as he speaks at the convention. Read our PolitiFact ‘Report Card’ article on Cruz here.

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stated on August 19, 2021 in a tweet:

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stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC:

"Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."

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stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."

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“San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”

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stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address:

“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”

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stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.:

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Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.”

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stated on January 28, 2021 in a blog:

Facebook tried to “shut down” the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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stated on January 12, 2021 in a press conference:

The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup."

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Shannon Grove
stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet:

"Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol.

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“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”

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False

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