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Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in a debate:

“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 13, 2023

Liz Wheeler stated on February 26, 2022 in a video on Facebook:

The Great Reset advocates replacing capitalism with an economic system that is “kind of socialism, kind of communism” but “mostly just fascism.”

By Luiz Romero • October 11, 2022

Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter:

"In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."

By D.L. Davis • December 4, 2020

Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:

"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete."

By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2019

Ron Johnson stated on March 21, 2017 in an interview:

The GOP’s Obamacare replacement would reduce subsidies that help lower-income people buy health insurance, but also "expand the entitlement" by giving subsidies to higher-income people "that Obamacare never helped."

By Tom Kertscher • March 23, 2017

Tammy Baldwin stated on March 8, 2017 in a tweet:

"‘TrumpCare’ would allow insurance execs to personally make millions off your health care."

By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2017

Dave Obey stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.

By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2010

Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:

Says "Scott Walker favors cutting up to 350,000 families and children off health care."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 25, 2010

Roy Blunt stated on August 12, 2009 in an editorial board meeting with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

"I'm 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn’t get it replaced."

By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2009

Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2024 in Instagram post:

“7.2 million illegals entered the U.S. under Biden administration,” showing that “the ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality."

By Katelyn Ferral • March 1, 2024

Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2024 in a speech in New York:

When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter."

By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2024

Sean Hannity stated on February 29, 2024 in a segment of "Hannity" on Fox News:

In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”

By Madison Czopek • March 1, 2024

Elon Musk stated on February 2, 2024 in an X post:

Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.”

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2024

Tucker Carlson stated on January 17, 2024 in a video:

“In August 2023, illegal immigration outpaced American births.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 25, 2024

Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2024 in a speech:

“That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.”

By Amy Sherman • January 12, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine.

By Gabrielle Settles • June 2, 2022

X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts:

The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 18, 2022

Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview:

“If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 22, 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

Joe Biden stated on May 8, 2024 in a Biden for President campaign ad:

If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”

By Jacob Gardenswartz • June 12, 2024

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