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Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator and columnist who founded The Daily Wire.

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Ben Shapiro
stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video:

"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”

By Jeff Cercone • March 9, 2022
Ben Shapiro
stated on October 15, 2014 in a YouTube video:

"We’re above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth That’s not a minority. That’s now a majority."

By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2014

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stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Ben Shapiro posted on X about his sister and Sydney Sweeney.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2024
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stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2020

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