Lie February 25, 2019 · Remarks · Foreign policy

“Because we pay almost, getting close to 100 percent for their military. I've gotten them to put up over $100 billion toward NATO, which has made a big impact.”

Said
February 25, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Repeated
44 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 8997)

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