CNN’s Fact-Checker Daniel Dale: ‘The President Keeps Using a Fictional Figure for How Much Aid the U.S. Has Provided to Ukraine’

MATTINGLY Now I want ░░░░░░░░ bring in CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Dale to fact check ░░░░░░░░ of what we heard ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Daniel what ░░░░░░░░ out to you Dale ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the barrage ░░░░░░░░ false claims we had ░░░░░░░░ the president s cabinet ░░░░░░░░ yesterday but I think ░░░░░░░░ significant things to fact ░░░░░░░░ nonetheless First of all ░░░░░░░░ president keeps using a ░░░░░░░░ figure for how much ░░░░░░░░ the U S has ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine during this ░░░░░░░░ He said today it ░░░░░░░░ 300 billion to 350 ░░░░░░░░ Simply not true A ░░░░░░░░ think tank that closely ░░░░░░░░ this issue puts it ░░░░░░░░ about 125 billion The ░░░░░░░░ S government has used ░░░░░░░░ higher figure as high ░░░░░░░░ 185 billion but still ░░░░░░░░ close to what the ░░░░░░░░ says And then on ░░░░░░░░ he was asked about ░░░░░░░░ claim earlier today that ░░░░░░░░ s foreign countries not ░░░░░░░░ who pay tariffs And ░░░░░░░░ stood by it He ░░░░░░░░ that you know in ░░░░░░░░ first term we put ░░░░░░░░ on China took in ░░░░░░░░ of billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ after study including one ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan United States ░░░░░░░░ commission found that it ░░░░░░░░ Americans who paid those ░░░░░░░░ and it is American ░░░░░░░░ who literally make the ░░░░░░░░ payments So importers in ░░░░░░░░ country make the payments ░░░░░░░░ very often pass on ░░░░░░░░ costs to American consumers ░░░░░░░░ MATTINGLY Alright Daniel Dale ░░░░░░░░ so much.”