<p>Jr. also tried to pull off jokes like, "Liz Cheney is less popular than her father is at a quail hunt," referring to the former vice president accidentally shooting an acquaintance in the face ā in 2006, 15 years ago. There likely were attendees in the room who literally were too young to know what he was talking about. When some groaned he declared, "fact check: true."</p><p>Trump Jr.'s speech was his usual mix of lies, half-truths, and self-victimization, accentuated with a big lie about something incredibly irrelevant: "The Muppets" (no offense meant to any Muppets.)</p><p>"This month, this month alone, they've banned The Muppets," Trump Jr. lied, blaming "the radical left" for the cancellation that did not happen.</p><p>"Right. I mean, if there's things that you thought were sort of above cancellation, you would be wrong. There is nothing, the radical left won't cancel. "</p><p>He was probably referring to Disney +, where almost every Muppet episode can now be seen. <a href="https://ew.com/tv/why-muppet-show-episodes-are-missing-from-disney-plus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> reports that two episodes are missing, one because Disney could not secure the rights to the music in an episode, and one because the guest star of that episode is now a convicted sex offender and was "found guilty of possessing child pornography."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56153016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC News</a> adds that Disney has added a content warning to the beginning of some episodes over "negative stereotypes."</p><p>That's not cancelling The Muppets, although Trump's father has made clear he doesn't like warning labels on his content either.</p><p>Watch:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="55cf30e4c871f0931e2edceb1b535594" id="8d833"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365407047450206208"><div style="margin:1em 0">āTheyāve banned the muppetsā https://t.co/MgWAFc58vk</div> ā Acyn (@Acyn)<a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/statuses/1365407047450206208">1614373382.0</a></blockquote></div><p> A few responses:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3e0b3552fbc54542cd21ea396a5b26f7" id="e3826"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365423725944975362"><div style="margin:1em 0">(1) No one has banned the Muppets. Theyāre on Disney+ now.
(2) This grievance has nothing to do with policy and als⦠https://t.co/2oBbGOCCAv</div> ā Young Daddy (@Young Daddy)<a href="https://twitter.com/Toure/statuses/1365423725944975362">1614377359.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="001020c7bf3ef4eb513d120ef55136d1" id="979aa"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365414291722166280"><div style="margin:1em 0">For the record, The Muppets were the opposite of 'banned'.
They were *added* to the Disney+ platform, not removed.⦠https://t.co/mMnO5OP727</div> ā TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes)<a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpsTaxes/statuses/1365414291722166280">1614375109.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="984b3d2c8a2540aeba302a4334c87462" id="56967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365409259282915331"><div style="margin:1em 0">If cancel culture was an ~actual~ problem, you'd think conservatives would be able to point to *real* things that *⦠https://t.co/eM1JZpff7i</div> ā Lis Power (@Lis Power)<a href="https://twitter.com/LisPower1/statuses/1365409259282915331">1614373910.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f40497448e0024d4cd32ae49de812f4a" id="8b418"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365413910829031440"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn Don Junior just thinks the Muppets are banned because he can't figure out how to get the Disney+ to work</div> ā Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody) (@Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody))<a href="https://twitter.com/outofcontroljb/statuses/1365413910829031440">1614375019.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4e16b2f0c717d3a4a434fedbefc0242d" id="0b05f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365407479002140674"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn Yes, the Muppets were "banned" by putting the series on a popular streaming service</div> ā Taco McGibblets (@Taco McGibblets)<a href="https://twitter.com/TMcgibblets/statuses/1365407479002140674">1614373485.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d26171e72bccfd1977a1ebbeceb86791" id="bf966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365409139187281920"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn He needs to explain why I can still see the Muppets any time if they are banned. https://t.co/U5bQlDYEwX</div> ā REDACTED Human Scum/hand washer/mask wearer (@REDACTED Human Scum/hand washer/mask wearer)<a href="https://twitter.com/mrshellwinger/statuses/1365409139187281920">1614373881.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="791952f845fe97a272ec26ac98a21510" id="3bdef"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365422029583835136"><div style="margin:1em 0">90% of the grievances are cultural ones for which no political or policy solution exists. This is the core of the r⦠https://t.co/nTBCl7d107</div> ā Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes)<a href="https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/statuses/1365422029583835136">1614376954.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1eeea58d33b6aba6b0ce448baa89075e" id="6e162"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365426537277902848"><div style="margin:1em 0">I know that the right is unable to trust media so they canāt use Google to fact check the lies their leaders tell t⦠https://t.co/a21kPbtO0t</div> ā Young Daddy (@Young Daddy)<a href="https://twitter.com/Toure/statuses/1365426537277902848">1614378029.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1e551836bb0d138dc473e376e9491fb9" id="fbf7c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365426077963673602"><div style="margin:1em 0">Nobody banned the Muppets. Nobody censored the Muppets. The Muppets have ONLY become vastly more accessible in the⦠https://t.co/dIHDzlXT3A</div> ā Daniel Fienberg (@Daniel Fienberg)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheFienPrint/statuses/1365426077963673602">1614377920.0</a></blockquote></div>
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