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Search results for "Half of young Brits say they would never fight for their country"

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Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Reba McEntire faces serious charges.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2024
Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel:
For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."  
By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2015
David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits."
By Jon Greenberg• June 26, 2016
Brit Hume stated on September 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2014
Brit Hume stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from.  
By Jon Greenberg• May 18, 2014
Rudy Giuliani stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal':
Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."
By Steve Contorno• February 23, 2015
Michael Steele stated on September 25, 2009 in a blast e-mail from Republican National Committee:
In a now-viral video, "impressionable youngsters at a public school in New Jersey ... have been instructed to sing the praises of 'Barack Hussein Obama.'"
By Robert Farley• September 25, 2009
Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show:
Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 2, 2011
Viral image stated on March 12, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Russian dementia care facilities are using Biden on their poster.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 15, 2023
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.:
"When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."
By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2012
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally:
"Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 22, 2022
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on June 18, 2023 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday":
“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”
By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• June 28, 2023
Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News:
"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."  
By Jon Greenberg• November 13, 2014
People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad:
Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers.
By Lauren Carroll• April 14, 2015
C.W. Bill Young stated on November 09, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans:
Claims that Obama said, "For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away."
By Aaron Sharockman• November 11, 2009
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a major foreign policy speech:
"I was totally against the war in Iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the Middle East."
By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News:
On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants
By Amy Sherman• January 29, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden said, “Buy a man eat fish, he day, teach fish man, to a lifetime."
By Bill McCarthy• February 9, 2021
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2020 in a tweet by Trump War Room:
Says Joe Biden said, “Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?”
By Miriam Valverde• October 27, 2020
Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News:
Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN.
By Robert Farley• September 17, 2009

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