Donald Trump Gets Hit With Brutal Fact-Check After Spreading Bold NFL Lie

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Donald Trump once again landed in hot water while trying to make a point. The President made a bold claim about NFL fans and the access they have to games.

It’s well known that the cost to watch the league has increased in recent years, especially with all the options users have between TV channels and streaming services. Trump claimed that fans are paying over $1,000 to watch games.

“They have that stupid kickoff thing that you can’t watch,” Trump said. “It’s unwatchable. I hate the games where they have the new phony kickoff. … I hope college football doesn’t do that.

“There’s something very sad when they take football away from many, many people, he continued. “Very sad. I don’t like it… They’re making a lot of money. They could make a little bit less. They could let the people see. You have people that live for Sunday. They live. They can’t think about anything else, and then all of a sudden they’re gonna have to pay $1,000 a game. It’s crazy, so I’m not happy about it.”

Senator Fact-Checks Donald Trump Over NFL Claim

Mike Lee, a U.S. senator called out Donald Trump over his claim about the NFL prices.

“Senator Mike Lee has cited research showing fans spent close to $1,000 on cable and streaming subscriptions to watch every game last season, meaning the full 272-game regular season slate plus playoffs, not a single game. Trump appears to have heard ‘a thousand dollars’ and stopped listening,” Awful Announcing wrote.

The Department of Justice reportedly opened an investigation into this situation. Still, fans aren’t paying that much to watch NFL games.