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Charles Schumer
stated on March 1, 2017 in a Senate floor speech:

"In fact, if you add up the net wealth of his cabinet, it has more wealth than a third of the American people total -- close to 100 million people."

By Jana Heigl • March 27, 2017
Boris Johnson
stated on February 17, 2017 in comments at the Munich Security Conference:

Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990."

By Jana Heigl • March 1, 2017