CNN Host Schools MAGA Senator After SOTU Spin Fail
Senator Ron Johnson was fact-checked by Jake Tapper after incorrectly claiming a North Carolina murder victim was killed by an illegal immigrant.
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Published Feb 26, 2026
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CNN's Jake Tapper fact-checked Senator Ron Johnson after the senator incorrectly claimed a murder victim featured in the State of the Union was killed by an illegal immigrant.
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