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Twisting the Facts on a Draft Executive Order

Q: Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order that prevents immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission from receiving welfare?

A: No. Some bogus websites have twisted the facts about a draft executive order that Trump has not signed.

FULL QUESTION

Did President Trump sign an executive order that stops illegals from collecting welfare benefits?

FULL ANSWER

No. The fact is that those living in the U.S. illegally are already ineligible for federal benefits with a few exceptions.

But a story published on in February falsely claimed that President Donald Trump “signed an executive order that prevents illegals from using welfare.” Skeptical Facebook users flagged a published June 19 on President45DonaldTrump.com as

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