Lie May 9, 2019 · Remarks · Environment

“And now the Democrats are trying to hold up the money -- from Georgia, from South Carolina, from Alabama, to Florida. They're trying to hold it up. They're hurting Florida. They're holding -- I mean, what they're doing to North Carolina, to Louisiana. They're trying to hold relief aid. Because Puerto Rico, which got $91 billion, have to love their President -- they want to get Puerto Rico more money, so they're willing to sacrifice Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and other states. The Democrats are doing that.”

Said
May 9, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Environment
Repeated
12 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10561)

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