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Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:

"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.

By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2024 in a speech in Las Vegas:

“Kamala cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”

By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2024

Mike Palicz stated on February 07, 2023 in a tweet:

The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”

By Loreben Tuquero• February 10, 2023

Daily World Update stated on March 10, 2018 in a viral story:

"Court orders Obama to pay $400 million in restitution."

By Mica Soellner• March 19, 2018

Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter:

Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”

By Laura Schulte• November 12, 2021

Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline:

"Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump."

By Joshua Gillin• May 2, 2017

Cory Booker stated on February 09, 2021 in a statement:

“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."

By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2021

Pete Buttigieg stated on November 20, 2019 in Democratic primary debate in Atlanta:

"The president had to confess in writing, in court to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans."

By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2019

Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a statement:

Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020

Jeff Fitzgerald stated on December 27, 2010 in a television interview:

Says 15,000 IRS employees "have to be added to administer ‘ObamaCare’ and look at the tax implications."

By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2011

Barack Obama stated on January 14, 2009 in statement to reporters:

Geithner's failure to pay self-employment taxes while working for the IMF "is a mistake that is commonly made for people who are working internationally or for international institutions."

By Robert Farley• January 16, 2009

Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release:

Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”

By Madison Czopek• May 13, 2022

David Perdue stated on April 24, 2022 in a debate:

A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race.

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2022

Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post:

Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."

By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2018

Tom Cotton stated on March 06, 2021 in a tweet:

“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”

By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2021

Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address:

The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011

Karen Brinson Bell stated on February 25, 2021 in an appearance before a committee:

Says the NC elections board “did not change state law."

By Paul Specht• March 5, 2021

Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips.

By Sofia Ahmed• August 15, 2024

Kaya Jones stated on October 01, 2019 in a tweet:

"If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."

By Bill McCarthy• October 2, 2019

Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”

By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2024

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