Lie March 5, 2020 · Interview · Foreign policy

“But I was told by a general, sir, please don't [start a war]. Why? We have no ammunition. This is the condition we were left in. When you look at so many different problems that we were left, I mean -- and with countries.”

Said
March 5, 2020
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
49 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 18044)

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