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Fact check: President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 19, 2026
Donald Trump · October 19, 2026 · 19 min
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- TRUEat 9:11· said in 2 broadcasts
“We've given hundreds of billions of dollars”
What the data shows: Congress appropriated $174.2 billion through January 2025; total U.S. assistance (military, financial, humanitarian) reached $183–$188 billion by April 2026, per CRS and oversight reports.
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