Vox’s Aaron Rupar posted this clip of President Trump at CPAC talking about how migrants traveling to America through Mexico take birth control because the risk of rape is so real and they do not want to get pregnant (Rupar didn’t comment one way or the other on if he believed the president or not):

TRUMP: "Mothers who love their daughters give them massive amounts of birth control pills, because they know their daughters are going to be raped on the way up to our southern border. Think of that. True story told to me by the Border Patrol. Think of how evil that is." pic.twitter.com/wVrBHpEbWc — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2019

Because what the president says is true:

This is the same Vox writer who dismissed the story about morgues as fake now dismissing this as fake when it has, in fact, been well documented. What sort of bubble do the Vox kids live in? https://t.co/fof4BAI4HR — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 3, 2019

Other blue checks, however, seem to think the president was lying. Socialism expert Jemele Hill, for example:

I can’t even sugarcoat this. If you’re the type of person who believes this, you are dumb and awful. https://t.co/BiDxVYgnZ5 — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 3, 2019

The Bulwark’s token lib Molly Jong-Fast:

I wonder what movie trump is getting this from. https://t.co/rQK9kLpd1t — Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) March 3, 2019

NBC’s Katie Phang:

What in the actual… https://t.co/eCctHwadJX — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) March 3, 2019

Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe:

Who believes this lie? https://t.co/mFoOscmmMd — shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) March 3, 2019

Maybe they’re confused by Trump saying, “massive amounts of birth control pills”? We hear that as giving the women a sufficient enough supply for the months-long journey. They seem to hear it as taking all the pills at once:

This is not how birth control works at all but definitely let this guy and his party make laws limiting access to birth control and abortion. https://t.co/KMqvJUzDNf — Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) March 3, 2019

As for the rape claims, that is true and backed up by MSM reporting. Like in the HuffPost:

Once again Jemele is wrong. "The assaults are so common that many women and girls take contraceptives beforehand as preventative measures."https://t.co/nOUmTj6otc https://t.co/X4tzy2o4qc — Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) March 3, 2019

And PBS:

"Salinas said at first she was confused when a guide at the start of the trip offered her and other women pills he said would prevent pregnancy. Later, it made more sense." Coyote abandoned them after she refused to allow the rape of her teenage daughter.https://t.co/VbT0h8vlUY — Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) March 3, 2019

And from today’s NYT that we told you about earlier:

From today's NYT: "You Have To Pay With Your Body". The migrant rape crisis is very real, and it's why so many women turn to BC to survive it. "My son, I realized he was an innocent bystander in this situation and that it wasn’t his fault." https://t.co/tJpCCQp5Gh — Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) March 3, 2019

These blue-checks really need to do better:

National Border Patrol Council spox Chris Cabrera to @CNN in June 2018: "When you see a 12-year-old girl with a plan B pill, her parents put her on birth control because they know getting violated is part of the journey, that’s a terrible way to live" https://t.co/MP4FwSpuvS https://t.co/pDD2MCDtF2 — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) March 3, 2019

Considering this has been documented in the press, I would suggest Jemele Hill is at least ignorant of the facts, if not dumb and awful. https://t.co/FdPuFq09Tj — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 3, 2019

“According to Amnesty International, 60% of migrant women and girls are raped while migrating” SOURCE: https://t.co/SUwsEXAzPc https://t.co/iCqO9aizNY — Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) March 3, 2019

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NOT a parody! Jemele Hill’s take on socialism is so STUPID it should come with a warning label https://t.co/nZTuwBEmkN — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 3, 2019