Lie May 3, 2020 · Interview · Health care

“You know, if you look at the -- the V.A., you take a look at what's going on with our vets, they have choice now and we have accountability. We're able to get rid of people that don't treat our vets well. They -- they have been trying to do that for 44 years. And because of civil service and the unions, you couldn't do it.”

Said
May 3, 2020
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Health care
Repeated
119 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 18764)

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