Lie August 23, 2019 · Remarks · Trade

“I think our tariffs are very good for us. We're taking in tens of billions of dollars. China is paying for it.”

Said
August 23, 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 13076)

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