Lie September 24, 2019 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“As far as withholding funds, those funds were paid. They were fully paid. But my complaint has always been -- and I'd withhold again, and I'll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute to Ukraine.”

Said
September 24, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
24 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 13181)

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