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“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 13 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True

In short

This claim spread on social media around 13 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 February 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

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