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Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance:
"When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business."
By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2019
Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention:
"In the history of Republican primaries, I’ve gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party."
By Chris Nichols• May 2, 2016
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 11, 2020
Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.:
"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."
By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013
Val Demings stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2020
Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet:
"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."
By Manuela Tobias• November 15, 2018
Facebook posts stated on October 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."
By Miriam Valverde• October 24, 2019
Donald Trump stated on February 06, 2017 in remarks at U.S. Central Command in Tampa:
"I have already saved more than $700 million when I got involved in the negotiation on the F-35."
By Amy Sherman• February 7, 2017
Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011 in :
"One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."
By Tom Feran• February 18, 2011
Carlos Gimenez stated on April 10, 2013 in a county commission meeting:
The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes."
By Amy Sherman• April 22, 2013
Bloggers stated on May 22, 2018 in a fake news blog post:
Says "Obama paid FBI informant over $1 million to do it to Trump."
By Jon Greenberg• May 24, 2018
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video:
"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.
By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2012
Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden owns four $3 million -$7.5 million homes on a $200,000 salary.
By Hayat Norimine• October 23, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?”
By Monique Curet• October 22, 2020
Left Action stated on October 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Hunter Biden was chairman of the World Food Program, which just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Eric Trump, Donald J Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump are banned from ever operating a charity again because they stole donations to children with cancer."
By Daniel Funke• October 21, 2020
Gary Johnson stated on August 11, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:
"The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 15, 2016
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
"There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent."
By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2019
John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
By Will Doran• October 12, 2016
Eric Hovde stated on March 04, 2024 in Campaign website:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
By Laura Schulte• March 8, 2024
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa:
Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism."  
By Jon Greenberg• November 15, 2015

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By John Kruzel• October 7, 2019

Democrats target Republicans, Donald Trump on military money used for wall: A rundown of projects

By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2019

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