Lie August 28, 2017 · Remarks · Crime

“Just to add on tremendous drugs pouring into the United States at levels that nobody has ever seen before. This has happened over the last 3-4 years in particular. The wall will stop much of the drugs from pouring into this country and poisoning our youth. We need the wall. It is imperative.”

Said
August 28, 2017
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Crime
Repeated
102 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 1138)

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