Lie September 1, 2019 · Remarks · Trade

“It was brought out very strongly today by a number of great economists that, because China has devalued their currency so much, that, in fact, they are actually paying for all of the tariffs. We have -- in addition to that, as you know, they're pouring money into their economy.”

Said
September 1, 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 12655)

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