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Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN:

Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."

By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2015

Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.:

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2015

Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2014 in posts on Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again."

By Katie Sanders • June 5, 2014

Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2014 in a Facebook meme:

Says Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama might be to blame for the Fort Hood shootings.

By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2014

Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily:

"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.

By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:

The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:

The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:

"The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:

"Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference:

Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor."

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview:

"A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter."

By Becky Bowers • August 29, 2012

Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:

Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion."

By Molly Moorhead • December 16, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa:

Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."

By Becky Bowers • December 11, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:

In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it.

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:

Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."

By Aaron Sharockman • November 23, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

By Bill Adair • November 23, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan:

"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."

By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:

"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."

By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:

President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country."

By Molly Moorhead • October 20, 2011

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Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again."

Says Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama might be to blame for the Fort Hood shootings.

"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.

The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."

The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."

"The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.

"Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."

Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor."

"A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter."

Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion."

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."

In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it.

Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."

"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."

President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country."