Lie April 4, 2019 · Remarks · Trade

“But what's more real, initially, is tariffs on the cars coming in -- a 25 percent tariff on the cars being made in Mexico, coming in. You know, Mexico, prior to my becoming President, took close to 30 percent of our car business.”

Said
April 4, 2019
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
28 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 9815)

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