Lie June 10, 2019 · Interview · Trade

“They took 30% of our automobile companies. … They moved into Mexico. All of the people got fired. They would all move back if they had to pay a 25% tax or tariff.”

Said
June 10, 2019
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
28 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 11712)

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