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Instagram posts stated on January 3, 2025 in a post:

China has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”

By Sara Swann • January 7, 2025

Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.

By Sasha Hupka • June 22, 2021

Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet:

“(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”

By Eric Litke • September 25, 2020

Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2020

Jerry Patterson stated on August 22, 2012 in a letter.:

Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.

By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2012

Phil Berger stated on October 7, 2026 in comments:

Suspending North Carolina’s gas tax

By Paul Specht • October 7, 2026

David Jolly stated on June 11, 2026 in a speech:

Florida is “49th in avoidable hospital costs.”

By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2026

Tim Moore stated on October 21, 2024 in a press conference:

“I’ve not gotten a single call from the White House.”

By Paul Specht • October 31, 2024

Threads posts stated on October 3, 2024 in a Threads post:

The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 9, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2024 in a video on Facebook:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency “is confiscating supplies and donations!”

By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2024

Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference:

“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 9, 2024

Instagram posts stated on July 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:

President Joe Biden had a “medical emergency on Air Force One” on July 5.

By Ranjan Jindal • July 8, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:

FEMA is giving applicants $1,000 checks “next week.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2024

Marco Rubio stated on March 3, 2024 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally."

By Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2024

Donald Trump stated on January 23, 2024 in a speech in New Hampshire:

Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election.

By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2024

X posts stated on January 16, 2024 in in a post:

“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care

By Grace Abels • January 24, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2023 in a Facebook post:

President Joe Biden declared a federal emergency and deployed the National Guard in October.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 18, 2023

X posts stated on September 15, 2023 in tweets:

1,609 scientists signed a declaration saying “There is no climate emergency.”

By Loreben Tuquero • October 9, 2023

Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram:

“Burning Man was a national emergency because it was flooded.”

By Madison Czopek • September 6, 2023

Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook:

“We have over a million people right now that are under emergency travel restrictions … and this is due to poison being released into the air.”

By Madison Czopek • August 31, 2023

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