Lie November 22, 2019 · Interview · Trade

“Just one thing. So they have it because I said, 'How much have the farmers lost because of China targeting them?' 'Sir? Sixteen million dollars and 12 billion in the previous year,' I gave them 12 billion dollars out of the tariffs, had tens of billions left over.”

Said
November 22, 2019
Where
Interview
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 14895)

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