“Europe's aid to Ukraine "was in the form of a loan. They get their money back and we didn't.”
Donald Trump
U.S. President. Claim dated 28 Feb 2025.
FactCheck.org rated thisExaggerates
What FactCheck.org found
Most of the aid from Europe hasn't been structured as loans and some U.S. aid has been given as loans, although the portion of loans in U.S. aid is smaller the portion in European aid.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 28 February 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 March 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerates”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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