Lie January 9, 2019 · Remarks · Immigration

“We need a barrier to stop the human traffickers and the drug trade, and to stop all of the big problems that come, including gangs. They don't come through your checkpoints; they come through areas where you have hundreds of miles without walls and without barriers, or without strong fences.”

Said
January 9, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
102 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 8093)

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