“George Washington, he ran his business simultaneously while he was president.”
Donald Trump
President. remarks in a cabinet meeting. Claim dated 21 Oct 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisNeeds some context
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 21 October 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2019, 9 days later. Its rating was “Needs some context”.
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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- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-cabinet-meeting-1…
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