Lie June 26, 2019 · Speech · Other

“Because of what we did with respect to the Johnson Amendment -- you know what I'm talking about -- our leaders, like all of the people that have been so supportive -- our pastors, our ministers, our priests, our rabbis -- all of our religious leaders -- every -- we're allowed to speak again. We're allowed to talk without having to lose your tax exemption, your tax status, and being punished for speaking. And the people that we most want to hear, our great clergy, is now able to speak without fear of retribution. And I'm very proud of that.”

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June 26, 2019
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Speech
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Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
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18 times in the Post’s database
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Washington Post claims database (claim ID 11490)

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