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John McCain stated on June 04, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2008
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 02, 2013 in a CNN interview:
Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
By Becky Bowers• September 5, 2013
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message:
"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."
By Robert Farley• June 12, 2009
Bloggers stated on June 12, 2022 in a story:
The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine"
By Samantha Putterman• June 15, 2022
Ted Yoho stated on September 04, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:
Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.
By Becky Bowers• September 10, 2013
Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC:
Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
By Bill Wichert• September 8, 2011
Council for the National Interest stated on February 12, 2013 in a billboard:
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
By Eric Stirgus• March 6, 2013
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
By Amy Sherman• May 15, 2024
Mitt Romney stated on August 05, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel."
By Molly Moorhead• August 7, 2012
Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in in a GOP debate in Miami:
Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"  
By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2016
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!”
By Jeff Cercone• October 16, 2023
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 04, 2012 in comments to Fox News:
Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."
By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2012
Tennessee Republican Party stated on February 25, 2008 in in a press release:
"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."
By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies."  
By Amy Sherman• March 1, 2016
Rand Paul stated on February 04, 2011 in an interview with ABC News:
Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 4, 2011
Kinky Friedman stated on August 24, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2011
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"The president said he was going to create daylight between ourselves and Israel."
By Molly Moorhead• October 23, 2012
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
Rand Paul stated on August 04, 2014 in comments to reporters:
"I haven’t really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past."
By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2014

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