Lie August 1, 2019 · Rally · Trade

“China devalues their currency, they pour money into their system, they pour it in, and because they do that, you're not paying for those tariffs, China's paying for those tariffs.”

Said
August 1, 2019
Where
Campaign rally
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 11629)

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