Lie June 26, 2018 · Remarks · Trade

“Solar panels -- we put tariffs on solar panels, 30 percent. They were all being made in China, we had 32 different factories. Now they're starting to open again. Plants -- new plants, because solar's pretty new technology. We had 32, we had two that were open. Everyone else was closed because of what happened and what came in from other places, in particular China. And now we have seven that are opening, and many more considered to be.”

Said
June 26, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
11 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 3445)

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