Lie January 8, 2020 · Speech · Foreign policy

“The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration, at a cost of $2.5 trillion.”

Said
January 8, 2020
Where
Speech
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
117 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 16402)

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  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Speech“They were given $150 billion [referring to Iran], not to mention $1.8 billion in cash.”
  2. Jan 9, 2020 · Rally“We've got new planes, we've got new rockets, missiles, we've got new everything, and it's either here or coming in, $2.5 trillion in new investments....Our military is rebuilt, $2.5 trillion, our military is rebuilt.”
  3. Jan 9, 2020 · Speech“One of the problems, of which there was many -- $150 billion, $1.8 billion in cash -- all of that money -- and then that money was used for terror.”
  4. Jan 9, 2020 · Speech“Iran now is not wealthy like it was when President Obama handed them $150 billion.”
  5. Jan 9, 2020 · Rally“For years, you watched as your politicians apologized for America.”
  6. Jan 9, 2020 · Rally“For eight years, the Obama administration enabled and emboldened the Iranian regime. They gave Iran $150 billion.”