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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg and Alex Croft

Trump doubles down on $50 million condoms for Gaza claim — but the details are murky

President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated a blockbuster claim about the government sending $50 million worth of condoms to the Gaza Strip despite outstanding questions as to whether the colossal figure was accurate.

Speaking during a signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act in the East Room on Wednesday, he repeated a boast about the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency having stopped what he described as $50 million that had been set to be “sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”

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