Lie June 20, 2019 · Interview · Immigration

“But you have to understand, they were separated with President Obama. They were separated with President Bush. I didn't change the policy, and the policy had been changed, it was -- I'm the one that ended separation. Just so we understand.”

Said
June 20, 2019
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
25 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 11849)

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