Lie May 18, 2020 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“We've totally rearmed our military -- $1.5 trillion.”

Said
May 18, 2020
Where
Remarks
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 18831)

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