Lie September 22, 2017 · Rally · Immigration

“We have Tom Cotton, we have David Perdue, two great senators, and they're working on it. The RAISE Act would keep new immigrants from going on welfare for five years. Isn't that nice? They don't walk over and say I'm going on welfare. Isn't that nice. Maybe keep them from ever going on welfare. And would require them to support themselves and their families financially.”

Said
September 22, 2017
Where
Campaign rally
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
4 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 1218)

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