Lie April 2, 2020 · Press conference · Coronavirus

“I cut off China very early. And if I didn’t, we would have a chart that you wouldn't believe. So how would I know to do that? ...I mean, you have to make a decision. People knew that some bad things were going on, and they got off to a late start. And some others got off to a late start also. But we cut off China. If we didn't cut off China, we would have been in some big trouble. And we cut it off.”

Said
April 2, 2020
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Coronavirus
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 18089)

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