Lie May 27, 2019 · Press conference · Trade

“China is subsidizing a lot of industry because -- you know, foolishly, some people said that the American taxpayer is paying the tariffs of China. No, no, no -- it's not that way. They're paying a small percentage, but our country is taking in billions and billions of dollars.”

Said
May 27, 2019
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
248 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10733)

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