During the debate on October 9, 2016, in the 2016 Second Presidential Debate, Republican nominee for president Donald Trump alleged that the United States is letting in “tens of thousands” of Syrian refugees.
That is false.
References:
- See the entire text of the 2016 Second Presidential Debate
- Think Progress, October 10, 2016 – Trump blatantly lies about how many Syrian refugees the U.S. has accepted – He also doesn’t understand the vetting process.