Lie November 17, 2018 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“You know, we also have a great ally in Saudi Arabia. They give us a lot of jobs. They give us a lot of business, a lot of economic development. They are -- they have been a truly spectacular ally in terms of jobs and economic development.”

Said
November 17, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
42 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 7231)

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