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Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet:

"The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me."

By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2016

Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump:

Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 2016

Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a foreign policy speech in Washington:

"When President Obama landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there, nobody, to greet him -- perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of Air Force One."

By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2016

Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a CNN town hall:

Says that when Michelle Fields "found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed."

By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2016

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.:

The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."

By Clayton Youngman • November 12, 2015

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate:

Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country."

By Lauren Carroll • November 11, 2015

Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.

By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2015

Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech:

Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion."

By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2015

Social Media stated on February 24, 2026 in social media posts:

An audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.

By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • February 26, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:

Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026

Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025

Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN:

“We've never audited government for 100 years.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2025

Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC:

President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 21, 2025

Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”

By Sara Swann • January 30, 2025

Mike Rogers stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:

“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024

Doug Burgum stated on May 25, 2024 in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention:

Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity.

By Paul Specht • June 17, 2024

Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:

Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • May 17, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.:

The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”

By Madison Czopek • March 20, 2024

Benny Johnson stated on March 2, 2024 in a Facebook post:

President Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.”

By Madison Czopek • March 6, 2024

Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a speech:

On moving forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a House vote.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2023

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