Lie October 13, 2019 · Social post · Foreign policy

“The same people that got us into the Middle East Quicksand, 8 Trillion Dollars and many thousands of lives (and millions of lives when you count the other side), are now fighting to keep us there. Don't listen to people that haven't got a clue. They have proven to be inept!”

Said
October 13, 2019
Where
Twitter (Twitter)
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
78 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 14232)

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