Our ruling
Trump said, "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"
Thereās broad agreement that on election meddling, Obamaās actions ā while arguably insufficient to the threat at hand ā were stronger than Trumpās. On a broader geopolitical level, there has been a significant degree of consistency between the Obama and Trump administrations in actual U.S. policy, and even a few examples where Trump has gone further than Obama did. That said, Trumpās own record of Russia- and Putin-friendly comments have sent contrary messages about U.S. policy toward Russia.
We rate Trumpās statement
Mostly False.
Comparing Trump and Obama's 'tough' actions on Russia