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Politifact rates President Obama's assertion re. Trump Foundation TRUE
Obama said that Trump’s "foundation took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
Fahrenthold verified the anecdote about the painting with the painter, and his reporting found that, at the time the painting was auctioned, the vast majority of funds in the foundation’s coffers were from other people, not Trump. Based on the information available, the story seems solid.
We rate Obama’s statement True.
Fahrenthold verified the anecdote about the painting with the painter, and his reporting found that, at the time the painting was auctioned, the vast majority of funds in the foundation’s coffers were from other people, not Trump. Based on the information available, the story seems solid.
We rate Obama’s statement True.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/13/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-trump-foundation-took-other-peop/