“The Biden administration stole $1 billion “from FEMA to use it for illegal migrants. … And FEMA is now busted. They don’t have any money.”
What PolitiFact found
FEMA funding for migrants doesn't come at disaster relief’s expense. Trump’s administration shifted FEMA funding — including money from the Disaster Relief Fund — to address immigration. FEMA is not out of money.
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In short
Donald Trump (former president of the United States) made this claim around 4 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 October 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3loFlMsrKk
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