“(Barack Obama) set up anti-pandemic programs in 47 vulnerable countries as a way to protect against something like the coronavirus, exactly. Do you know that Trump closed 37 of them?”
Joy Behar
Co-host of ABC's "The View". on "The View". Claim dated 9 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Joy Behar (Co-host of ABC's "The View") made this claim around 9 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 March 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/gAVBZp6tPM4?t=188
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