'Everything he is saying isn't true': Congolese governments denounce Trump's baseless stories about emptied prisons | CNN Politics
Former President Trump falsely claims Congo countries are emptying prisons to send criminals to the US.
- Bilawal Riaz
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Former President Donald Trump has been claiming that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo have been emptying prisons to send violent criminals to the US as migrants. However, both countries have denied these claims as entirely false. Experts, organizations, and official federal data all refute Trump’s assertions, showing no evidence of such actions. Trump has a history of making baseless claims about foreign countries sending undesirable people to the US as migrants. Despite his dramatic and colorful stories, he has not provided any specific sources to back up his statements.
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