Lie June 27, 2018 · Rally · Trade

“United States Steel is opening up six plants....So, we have jobs, we have a vibrant industry, in a short -- the head of United States Steel called me the other day. And he said, "Mr. President, I'd like to thank you. I have never seen anything like it. We haven't opened up a new plant in 32 years. And now we're opening up seven of them. "Six of them extensions. "We're going to build a new one." And that's just one company.”

Said
June 27, 2018
Where
Campaign rally
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
40 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 3560)

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