Lie July 15, 2018 · Social post · Foreign policy

“Received many calls from leaders of NATO countries thanking me for helping to bring them together and to get them focused on financial obligations, both present & future. We had a truly great Summit that was inaccurately covered by much of the media. NATO is now strong & rich!”

Said
July 15, 2018
Where
Twitter (Twitter)
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
137 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 3626)

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