Lie August 11, 2020 · Rally · Foreign policy

“We've invested more than 2.5 trillion dollars in our great military, which goes to a large extent to the people in North Carolina, because that's a big military state and a great state and a great military state. ”

Said
August 11, 2020
Where
Campaign rally
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 22179)

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  3. Aug 14, 2020 · Remarks“No, what he did is they made a terrible deal with Iran. And the deal was a horror show, and I ended it. They gave them $150 billion for nothing.”
  4. Aug 14, 2020 · Remarks“In fact, we were at a huge deficit because of the horrible deal that Obama made with Iran. Gave them $150 billion.”
  5. Aug 17, 2020 · Rally“We've totally rebuilt our military. We've spent $2.5 trillion, all made in the USA, all made in the USA.”
  6. Aug 17, 2020 · Interview“The big thing, we broke that horrible deal that was made by Biden and Obama, the worst deal ever. $150 billion they paid.”