Lie July 12, 2019 · Speech · Trade

“We're taking in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs. I'm giving billions of dollars back to the farmers because they pinpointed the farmers. ”

Said
July 12, 2019
Where
Speech
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 12182)

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  1. Jul 12, 2019 · Remarks“What they've let China get away with -- for years and years, China has been ripping us off. They're not ripping us off anymore.”
  2. Jul 15, 2019 · Social post“We are receiving Billions of Dollars in Tariffs from China, with possibly much more to come.”
  3. Jul 15, 2019 · Remarks“For our farmers, we've taken in tens of billions of dollars in tariffs from China.”
  4. Jul 16, 2019 · Remarks“We'll see what happens. But we're doing very well economically because [China is] paying us billions and billions and billions of dollars.”
  5. Jul 16, 2019 · Remarks“Twenty-five percent on $250 billion. It's obviously having a very negative -- I don't want it to have a negative impact. Not having any impact on us other than positive, because China devalues their currency, and…
  6. Jul 7, 2019 · Remarks“China is paying the tariff. They're devaluing their currency and they're pumping money in. That's paying for the tariff. Our people have not been paying for the tariff.”