Lie June 18, 2019 · Rally · Trade

“We are taking in billions and billions of dollars into our treasury and companies are leaving China because they want to avoid paying these large tariffs.”

Said
June 18, 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 11787)

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  6. Jun 12, 2019 · Press conference“You know, they keep saying that the American taxpayer is paying for it. No. No. Very little.”