Lie May 3, 2020 · Interview · Trade

“So we have billions of dollars coming in right now from other countries. We have money coming in. ...As you know, I'm putting taxes on other countries where they've taken advantage of us -- especially, by the way, China.”

Said
May 3, 2020
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
248 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 18775)

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