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Fact check: Dems to blame for separating immigrant families?

CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at President Trump's claim that Democratic legislation has caused immigrant families to be separated.

A Customs and Border Protection vehicle is pictured at an opening on the US-Mexico border fence near downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, April 8, 2018. Openings like this are used for entry and exit of Border Patrol vehicles in the highly populated border metroplex.
The US states of Texas and Arizona announced plans to send National Guard troops to the southern border with Mexico after President Donald Trump ordered a thousands-strong deployment to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration. / AFP PHOTO / Paul Ratje (Photo credit should read PAUL RATJE/AFP/Getty Images)

Fact Check: Trump's border wall claims

CNN's Jake Tapper looks at President Trump's claim that a border wall will stop drugs coming into the U.S. from Mexico. Read more at FactCheck.org.

Fact Check: Trump's claims against Amazon

CNN's Jake Tapper looks at President Trump's repeated criticism against Amazon. Read more at FactCheck.org.

Fact-checking President Trump's tweetstorm

CNN's Jake Tapper and factcheck.org take a look at a series of tweets President Trump posted after the firing of ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Tapper checks Trump's claim on trade deficit

CNN's Jake Tapper fact checks President Trump's claim on trade with Canada. Read more at Factcheck.org

State of the Cartoonion

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State of the Cartoonion: A Trump-Kim blockbuster

On this week's State of the Cartoonion, Jake Tapper imagines what kind of acting duo President Trump and Kim Jong Un would be after the White House released a fake movie trailer of them.

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State of the Cartoonion: The Apprentice Pardon Edition

On State of the Cartoonion, Jake Tapper imagines what "The Apprentice" would look like if Trump featured all of his past and potential upcoming pardons.

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State of the Cartoonion: Kim Jong Un taking Trump 101

On State of the Cartoonion, Jake Tapper imagines the ways in which Kim Jong Un may prepare for a summit with President Trump.

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State of the Cartoonion: Comey's TV takeover

On this week's State of the Cartoonion, President Trump won't be able to escape the James Comey press tour - not even during 'executive time.'

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State of the Cartoonion: Trade Wars

It's the latest installment of the galactic saga, 'Trade Wars: Chinese Empire Strikes Back' as if President Trump is writing the script.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani: 'Of course it is wrong to lie'

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Roger Stone, former confidant to President Trump walks out of the House Intelligence Committee closed door hearing, September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

WaPo: Roger Stone met with Russian in 2016

US Senate Judiciary Committee member Dianne Feinstein speaks during the hearing on May 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Feinstein: 'Inhumane' to separate migrant families

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) heads for the Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans are distancing themselves from Alabama GOP senate candidate Judge Roy Moore after five women have accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior and some in his own party have asked him to drop out of the race. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Feinstein: NK needs 'incentive' to denuke

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks during the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Feinstein: Russia shouldn't be re-admitted to G7

G7/Trump/Quebec/Canada/Pool Path 2 HOST TV has agreed to continue sending us their signal from the G7 despite Trump's early departure. We will monitor for editorial in case any of the other G7 leaders react to Trump's remarks regarding Russia rejoining the G7/8, using national security as a justification for tariffs, and the level of relationship between the president and our allies. • 4pm: The Chair's (Canada/Trudeau) Press Conference • 4:30pm: Italy Press Conference • 5pm: United Kingdom Press Conference • 5:30pm: France Press Conference Rx 762 Source HOST TV (treat as POOL, no need to font)

Kudlow: Canadian PM Trudeau should apologize

POWER LUNCH -- Pictured: Larry Kudlow, conservative economist and former host of CNBC's "The Kudlow Report," considering a Senate bid against Senator Blumenthal, shown here in an interview on September 15, 2015 -- (Photo by: Adam Jeffery/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Kudlow: G7 decision 'in large part' about NK

President Donald Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a G-7 Summit welcome ceremony, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kudlow: Trudeau comments 'a betrayal'

Feinstein: Big mistake to not sign G7 agreement

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Kudlow: Trudeau pouring collateral damage

Kudlow: Trudeau stabbed us in the back

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Canadian official: Trump tariffs are 'illegal'

Bharara: Trump signals willingness to pardon 'anyone'

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Canadian official: Tariff disagreement is 'very grave'

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Canadian official: We are 'hurt' and 'insulted'

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, walks out of the speaker nominee election after dropping out of the race on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 8, 2015.

McCarthy: GOP has changed for the better

New Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalitions Road to Majority Conference on June 20, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

McCarthy: 'We are not in a trade war'

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) looks on as speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. Speaker Ryan and House Republicans discussed the Amercian Health Care Act. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

McCarthy: President shouldn't pardon themselves

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McCarthy: 'Wind down' Russia probe if no collusion

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bharara: Pardoning self would be 'outrageous'

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 23: Donald Trump Jr. (L) looks on as his father, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at a caucus night watch party at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on February 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The New York businessman won his third state victory in a row in the "first in the West" caucuses. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Bharara: Trump dictation may spark legal problems

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Over one thousand delegates from representing Iranian communities from forty states attends the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and Democracy. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Giuliani: Trump probably has power to pardon himself

Canadian official: You think we're a threat?

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GOP leader deflects questions on WH statements

Bharara: D'Souza not treated unfairly

Giuliani: Clapper and Brennan are 2 clowns

Giuliani: Trump 'doesn't like' Cohen access deals

BANGOR, ME - OCTOBER 15: Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Cross Insurance Center on October 15, 2016 in Bangor, Maine. Trump is spending the day campaigning in New Hampshire and Maine. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images)

Giuliani: Mueller to focus on collusion, obstruction

President-elect Donald Trump meets with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club November 20, 2016 in Bedminster, New Jersey. / AFP / Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Giuliani: 'Public opinion' will decide impeachment

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Over one thousand delegates from representing Iranian communities from forty states attends the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and Democracy. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Giuliani: Mueller Russia indictments are 'phony'

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Clapper: Trump letter to NK a 'good thing to do'

Clapper defends not telling Trump about Russia probe

Clapper: Kim may have 'met his match' with Trump

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Clapper responds to Giuliani 'clown' comments

Giuliani: WH has 'right' to FBI source briefing

Santorum: Missing migrant kids are not lost

CNN anchor presses Giuliani on Mueller probe

Giuliani: Trump has right to know FBI source

Emergency crews gather in the parking lot of Santa Fe High School where at least ten people were killed on May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. - At least ten people were killed when a student opened fire at his Texas high school on May 18, 2018, as President Donald Trump expressed "heartbreak" over the latest deadly school shooting in the United States. The shooting took place as classes were beginning for the day at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Houston."There are multiple fatalities," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters. "There could be anywhere between eight to 10, the majority being students." (Photo by Daniel KRAMER / AFP) (Photo credit should read DANIEL KRAMER/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas Lt Gov: Teachers need to be armed

Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) delivers opening remarks before former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey said that President Donald Trump pressured him to drop the FBI's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and demanded Comey's loyalty during the one-on-one meetings he had with president.

Warner: Illegal to reveal classified FBI source info

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Warner: Possible 'pattern' on Don Jr meetings

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senate Intellignece Committee ranking member Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) arrives for a closed door session in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Warner: Seen no evidence of Trump informant claim

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks during the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee was holding a hearing about cyber threats to the United States and fielded questions about effects of Russian government hacking on the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Warner to politicians: Let gun views 'evolve'

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Urban: Dems 'didn't do anything' on guns

People embrace outside the Alamo Gym where students and parents wait to reunite following a shooting at Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. ( Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas Lt Gov: We still believe in 2nd Amendment

Lt Gov Patrick defends Texas gun laws

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JFK grandson: JFK 'would be very proud' of Dems

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Dem Rep: 'Feeling positive' on DACA petition

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NYT: Trump Jr. met with Gulf emissary for help to win

US First Lady Melania Trump arrives to announce her 'Be Best' children's initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, May 7, 2018.

Mother's Day advice from former first ladies

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Carpenter: 'spare me the outrage' over McCain leaks

Sanders: Bolton thinks war is 'answer to everything'

National Security Advisor John Bolton listens to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks to the nation, announcing military action against Syria for the recent apparent gas attack on its civilians, at the White House, on April 13, 2018, in Washington, DC. (Mike Theiler - Pool/Getty Images)

Bolton: NK must kill 'all aspects' of nuclear program

MAY 29, 2017: CANBERRA, ACT - (EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA OUT) U.S. Senator John McCain looks at the Roll of Honour after the Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. (Photo by Kym Smith/Newspix/Getty Images)

Bolton won't call on WH to apologize for McCain joke

New National Security Adviser John Bolton(R) listens to US President Donald Trump speak during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018.
President Donald Trump said Monday that "major decisions" would be made on a Syria response in the next day or two, after warning that Damascus would have a "big price to pay" over an alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held town.Trump condemned what he called a "heinous attack on innocent" Syrians in Douma, as he opened a cabinet meeting at the White House.
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Bolton: US will impose all pre-deal Iran sanctions

DES MOINES, IA - JANUARY 24: Former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks to guests at the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The summit is hosting a group of potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates to discuss core conservative principles ahead of the January 2016 Iowa Caucuses. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Bolton: NK prisoners released 'without precondition'

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: U.S. President Donald Trump is flanked by National Security Advisor John Bolton as he speaks about the FBI raid at his lawyer Michael Cohen's office, while receiving a briefing from senior military leaders regarding Syria, in the Cabinet Room, on April 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen on Monday as part of the ongoing investigation into the president's administration. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Bolton: Trump prep for NK meeting is 'extensive'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives at a news conference at the Capitol March 7, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Sanders: Trump immigration policy is 'heartless'

John Bolton defends Trump's Iran decision

Sanders: WH should apologize for McCain joke

Jake Tapper interviews National Security Adviser John Bolton

Bolton: European countries could be sanctioned

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Giuliani: $130K was a nuisance payment

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the president repaid attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Giuliani: It's possible Cohen paid off more women

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Schiff: Mueller is staying within scope of probe

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Rep. Adam Schiff (L) (D-CA), ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, leaves a committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol February 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted to release the Democratic rebuttal of a memo released last week by their Republican counterparts relating to the committee's investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Schiff: Trump comments show 'consciousness of guilt'

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, answers questions following a committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol February 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted to release the Democratic rebuttal of a memo released last week by their Republican counterparts relating to the committee's investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Schiff: Giuliani 'deeply hurtful' to Trump's case

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks at American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Michigan on March 15, 2017.

Conway: Trump not aware of Stormy payment at the time

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway steps off Air Force One upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York on December 2, 2017.
Trump is in New York to attend fundraisers. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Conway: I don't know when Trump learned about Stormy

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Blunt: Trump agenda 'more important' than lies

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Avenatti: Stormy SNL appearance won't hurt legal case

President-elect Donald Trump calls out to media as he and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani pose for photographs as Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Avenatti: Giuliani 'does not know campaign finance law'

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway listens while Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and US President Donald Trump hold a press conference in the East Room the White House January 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Conway: No credibility crisis for White House

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: (L to R) Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) and Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, speak to the media as they exit the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City. Cohen and lawyers representing President Trump are asking the court to block Justice Department officials from reading documents and materials related to Cohen's relationship with President Trump that they believe should be protected by attorney-client privilege. Officials with the FBI, armed with a search warrant, raided Cohen's office and two private residences last week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Avenatti: Trump team's story is 'forever-changing'

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Conway: I don't know of additional women or payments

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State of the Cartoonion: How does Trump pick a doctor?

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S.E. Cupp: McCain 'everything Trump's not'

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Tapper to Conway: I'd like Trump to stop lying

Eric Greitens, founder and CEO of The Mission Continues, speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

Blunt: MO Gov. Grietens allegations 'reprehensible'

DALLAS, TX - MAY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 4, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. The National Rifle Association's annual meeting and exhibit runs through Sunday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Blunt: People 'more concerned' about issues than Trump

Schiff: Mueller will prevail in Manafort case

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Avenatti: Giuliani is 'train wreck' for Trump