Lie June 22, 2019 · Remarks · Trade

“Tariffs are obviously doing very well because we're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China.”

Said
June 22, 2019
Where
Remarks
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 11875)

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  1. Jun 23, 2019 · Social post“When our Country had no debt and built everything from Highways to the Military with CASH, we had a big system of Tariffs. Now we allow other countries to steal our wealth, treasure, and jobs - But no more! The USA is…
  2. Jun 24, 2019 · Interview“They talk about tariffs, we're taking in billions and billions of dollars from China and others.”
  3. Jun 26, 2019 · Interview“Right now we are getting 25 percent on $250 billion worth of goods; nobody ever heard of such a thing. It's massive amounts of money. Don't play -- don't let anyone tell you that we're paying. We're not paying…
  4. Jun 18, 2019 · Rally“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.”
  5. Jun 29, 2019 · Press conference“We're getting tens of billions of dollars from China coming in [from tariffs].”
  6. Jun 30, 2019 · Speech“We're collecting 25 percent on $250 billion, and China is paying for it, as you know, because, as you notice, our inflation hasn't gone up. China has devalued their currency in order to pay for the tariffs.”