Lie October 15, 2020 · Interview · Trade

“We've taken billions and billions of dollars over the last couple years from China. I gave $28 billion to the farmers because they were targeted by China. Put a lot of money into the Treasury.”

Said
October 15, 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 26229)

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  2. Oct 14, 2020 · Rally“They would take in our wealth and I gave you [farmers] $28 billion [from tariffs on Chinese goods]. Say, thank you very much, President Xi. It came right out of China and because of that, everybody's happy in Iowa.”
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