Lie April 29, 2017 · Rally · Jobs

“I have already saved $725 million on a simple order of F-35 airplanes.”

Said
April 29, 2017
Where
Campaign rally
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Jobs
Repeated
22 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 0485)

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  1. Apr 29, 2017 · Statement or ad“Thousands of new jobs are being re-shored back to America — including jobs at Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Sprint, Intel and so many more.”
  2. May 1, 2017 · Interview“The F-35 fighter jet -- I saved -- I got involved in the negotiation. It’s 2,500 jets. I negotiated for 90 planes. I got $725 million off the price.”
  3. May 1, 2017 · Interview“A couple of companies started building plants and they actually stopped and now they’re expanding in Michigan and they’re moving back in into Ohio and different states....You see what’s going on with the car…
  4. May 2, 2017 · Remarks“I have cut billions and billions of dollars off plane contracts sitting here. Do they give me credit? No, but that’s okay.”
  5. May 8, 2017 · Interview“But they said the F-35 program is now straightened out and the costs are way down. They’re down because of me.”
  6. May 17, 2017 · Remarks“Jobs are pouring back into our country.”