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Search results for "Donald Trump has killed thousands of absolutely innocent people"

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Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT.
By Loreben Tuquero• June 9, 2023
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC:
Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 2, 2016
Farouk Shami stated on February 08, 2010 in a Democratic debate:
"We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
By W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2010
Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate:
Says Ted Cruz "said I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject."
By Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on February 22, 2018 in a tweet:
Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 23, 2018
Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2022 in a statement:
On taking the Fifth Amendment
By Amy Sherman• August 10, 2022
Hillary Clinton stated on September 07, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :
Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya."
By Jon Greenberg• September 8, 2016
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2016 in a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio:
"Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants."
By Miriam Valverde• November 3, 2016
Mitt Romney stated on January 26, 2012 in a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2012
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story":
President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' "
By Robert Farley• April 13, 2011
Instagram posts stated on July 07, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“In a now deleted Telegram post, former President Trump congratulated the Navy Seals on a ‘perfect beautiful whack’" in Haiti.
By Jason Asenso• July 9, 2021
Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!"
By Miriam Valverde• March 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2020
Social Media stated on December 15, 2025 in in social media posts:
Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.
By Jeff Cercone• December 19, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a photo:
Photo shows Donald Trump statement condemning the Peanut the squirrel’s euthanasia
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 4, 2024
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.:
The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million."
By Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• September 1, 2016
Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room":
"The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2013
Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening."
By Joshua Gillin• September 29, 2016
Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad:
Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”
By Daniel Funke, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2020

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By D.L. Davis• June 3, 2019

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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

2015 Lie of the Year: the campaign misstatements of Donald Trump

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Linda Qiu• December 21, 2015

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By April Hunt• November 29, 2015

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 14, 2017

Donald Trump vs. Beto O’Rourke on immigration messaging

By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2019

What are the charges against Venezuela's Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026

Donald Trump responds to Lie of the Year, says he's ‘been proven right’

By Louis Jacobson• December 22, 2015

The art of the oversell: 10 times Trump’s bombastic rhetoric didn’t match reality

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 29, 2020

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 15, 2020

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

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When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories

By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 11, 2023

Timeline: What the Trump administration has said about Epstein files release

By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025

Donald Trump's GOP acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 21, 2016

Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019

Fact checking a Ted Cruz campaign appearance in Milwaukee

By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2016

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