Lie May 17, 2018 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“We've spent $7 trillion -- can you believe that -- $7 trillion in the Middle East. Right out the window.”

Said
May 17, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
78 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 3217)

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