CNN host Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday called out Republican Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois for falsely suggesting that "everybody" would get a tax cut under the GOP tax cut plan.
During an interview with Roskam hours before House Republicans were set to approve the Republican tax cut bill, Camerota noted that "for some people, particularly in blue states, they are going to see their taxes go up."
Roskam, who represents a blue state, insisted that removing deductions for state and local taxes would not hike rates for his constituents.
"I understand what you're saying about the benefits of low expectations," Camerota jabbed. "But the idea that 55 percent of the country, opposes it, does that suggest that you and your fellow Republicans and the White House have not done a good job of selling the merits of this bill?"
For his part, Roskam dismissed the poll numbers.
"There's two purposes," the Republican lawmaker opined. "One is tax relief and one is a positive business environment. And when you net this bill out... this is an incredible accomplishment that is going to yield those two things."
After pointing out that the bill will add $1.5 trillion to the deficit, Camerota wondered if "it's not a tad bit unseemly to have people like President, his son-in-law Jared Kushner being the beneficiaries of something like this giveaway?"
Roskam replied by insisting that the story about the president getting a tax cut had been "debunked."
"So real estate developers do not get any benefit?" Camerota pressed.
"What I'm speaking to is the story you're citing has been debunked," Roskam repeated.
"Do real estate developers get a tax cut?" Camerota asked again.
"Everybody gets a benefit in terms of how we've tried to approach this bill," Roskam insisted.
"Not everybody in the country gets a benefit," Camerota shot back. "They just don't."
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