Lie February 28, 2019 · Press conference · Trade

“You saw trade deficits went down last month and everyone’s trying to figure out why, well, we're taking a lot of tariff money. And it has reduced the trade deficit.”

Said
February 28, 2019
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 9024)

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