“Under Donald Trump, we weren’t at war”
What PolitiFact found
The US was at war in Afghanistan during Trump’s presidency. Trump didn’t enter the US into a new conflict with another nation, but he used military force in other countries under broad authorization granted after Sept 11
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rick Scott (Florida Republican Senator) made this claim around 16 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 July 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Rick Scott has 28 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 15 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.