The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website May 23, 2018:
President Trump and Vice President Pence have been touting their commitment to school safety, but the numbers don’t add up. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)
“Thanks to the president’s leadership, we’re already providing nearly $2 billion more in help to local governments to ensure security at our schools and the safety of our students. It represents the single largest investment in school safety in American history.”
— Vice President Pence, in remarks in Indianapolis, May 18, 2018
“I recently signed legislation that includes more than $2 billion to improve school safety, including the funding for training, and metal detectors, and security and mental health.”
— President Trump, in remarks to the National Rifle Association, Dallas, Texas, May 4 Continue reading “The Trump administration’s bogus spin that it obtained $2 billion for ‘school safety’”