Lie January 2, 2019 · Social post · Immigration

“Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal. Much of the Wall has already been fully renovated or built. We have done a lot of work. $5.6 Billion Dollars that House has approved is very little in comparison to the benefits of National Security. Quick payback!”

Said
January 2, 2019
Where
Twitter (Twitter)
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
47 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 7951)

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  5. Jan 3, 2019 · Remarks“The people of our country want it. I have never had so much support, as I have in the last week, over my stance for border security, for border control and for, frankly, the wall or the barrier. I have never had…
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