Lie February 21, 2020 · Rally · Foreign policy

“We have invested $2.2 trillion to rebuild the United States military.”

Said
February 21, 2020
Where
Campaign rally
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 17048)

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  1. Feb 24, 2020 · Speech“Our military has been completely rebuilt; it is now stronger than ever before....We have spent two and a half trillion dollars on rebuilding our military.”
  2. Feb 28, 2020 · Rally“We've invested more than $2 trillion in the United States military.”
  3. Feb 28, 2020 · Rally“For years we watched as your politicians apologize for America.”
  4. Feb 14, 2020 · Remarks“We rebuilt our military. We rebuilt everything. I was able to get much more money -- almost two and a half trillion dollars. Our military is rebuilt. The equipment is pouring in now. All rebuilt -- planes and missiles…
  5. Feb 29, 2020 · Press conference“When they went into Iraq, when they went into the Middle East in such a fashion, I was very much against it.”
  6. Feb 29, 2020 · Speech“We've invested nearly $2.2 trillion to build up the unmatched rank of the United States military. $2.2 trillion.”