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Lie September 20, 2019 · Remarks · Trade

“Hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of money is coming in from China [because of tariffs] that never came in before.”

Said: September 20, 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 13356)

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Sep 20, 2019 · Remarks“The tariffs are coming into us. We're taking in billions and billions of dollars of tariffs. They're devaluing their currency, which means the tariffs are not costing us probably anything, but certainly not very much.”
Sep 20, 2019 · Remarks“China is being affected very badly. We're not -- we're not being affected. In fact, we're taking in many billions of dollars. And China is eating that. You know, China is eating the tariffs because of the devaluation.”
Sep 24, 2019 · Speech“Billions of dollars are being paid to our treasury.”
Sep 16, 2019 · Rally“And we've taken in tens of billions of dollars worth of tariffs and we've given those tariffs -- and by the way, China's eating the tariffs that devalue their currency. ”
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Sep 9, 2019 · Rally“Hundreds of billions of dollars have been and are coming into our country in the form of tariffs, and China’s eating the cost, which the fake news doesn't want to tell you.”