Twitter vetted a tweet from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Tuesday to give readers more context about her claim about President Joe Biden’s ability to cancel student debt. “Let’s be clear: President Biden has the legal authority to cancel student debt,” Warren tweeted Monday morning. “Republican officials must get out of the way so Americans can get this much-needed relief.” Elon Musk and Elizabeth Warren Below the tweet, the social media platform added clarification on the president’s authority in such matters. TWITTER FACT-CHECKS BIDEN’S GAS PRICE CLAIMS Twitter first reported a June 14, 2021 Politifact.com article about whether the president can cancel student loan debt by executive order. “…experts disagree on whether the president can authorize broad debt forgiveness (sic) via executive order,” the post said. The article goes on to say, “There is enough legal question that any move by the president would likely trigger an appeal, experts said.” JUDGE EXTENDS FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS BLOCK Twitter also referenced a CBS story about a federal appeals court blocking the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans. “… the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in October temporarily blocked the student loan forgiveness program in response to an emergency motion…” the post read. President Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness at the White House, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci / AP Newsroom) Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for others who borrowed using federal student loans is estimated to cost taxpayers more than $400 billion. ARKANSAS AG LESLIE RUTLEDGE ON BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN REPORT: “ILLEGAL AND ILLEGAL ACTIONS FROM DAY 1” Several legal challenges have been filed in courts across the country following the government’s announcement, aiming to thwart the president’s plan. A federal judge in Texas struck down Biden’s plan last Thursday in a case brought by the Job Creators Network Foundation. The foundation filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, claiming they were denied due process to oppose the move during a comment period. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX BUSINESS APP “Whether the Program constitutes good public policy is not the role of this Court,” U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman wrote last week. “Nevertheless, no one can reasonably deny that this is either one of the largest delegations of legislative power to the executive branch or one of the largest exercises of legislative power without congressional authority in the history of the United States.”
