Lie April 26, 2018 · Interview · Foreign policy

“Iran is a real problem for this country. The president made a horrible deal. When I say the president, I'm talking about past administration made a horrible deal giving $150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash -- in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes. It's inconceivable -- $1.8 billion.”

Said
April 26, 2018
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
131 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 2924)

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