Chris Wallace is usually as straight a shooter on FNC as there is. We were a little surprised to see him lie about the initial amount that the United
January 1, 2005

Chris Wallace is usually as straight a shooter on FNC as there is. We were a little surprised to see him lie about the initial amount that the United States was offering up to the Tsunami catastrophe.

Wallace: The intial pledge which was thirty five million...

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As documented here and later by Colin Powell on MTP, The U.S. pledged four hundred thouand dollars, then fifteen million, then thirty five million and finally three hundred and fifty million. It's surprising because Mr. Wallace had all his facts together when he questioned Jan Egeland earlier in the broadcast amid his controversial remarks regarding relief help from rich western countries.

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