Lie February 1, 2018 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“You know, our military has been depleted over the last long period of time, even beyond Obama. It’s been depleted.”

Said
February 1, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
250 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 2234)

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