“Trump said a new book wrongly claims that he "wanted sharp spikes at the top (of his border wall) so if anyone gets it it goes piercing through their skin.”
Donald Trump
President. an Oval Office media availability. Claim dated 2 Oct 2019.
PolitiFact rated this2018 tweet touted spikes
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 2 October 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 October 2019. Its rating was “2018 tweet touted spikes”.
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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