Lie October 15, 2025 · Press conference · Foreign policy

Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”

Said
October 15, 2025
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by PolitiFact
Topic
Foreign policy
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