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Search results for "Marco Rubio has been serving as the de facto ruler of Venezuela"

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Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview:
Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
By Katie Sanders• August 22, 2013
Colorado's Voice stated on May 05, 2016 in a news release:
Says "Mike Coffman is with Trump."  
By Alan Gathright• May 18, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release:
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013
Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on October 18, 2022 in un anuncio de campaña:
“Marco Rubio le ha votado en contra a los Dreamers”.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 1, 2022
Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP:
Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2017
Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011:
"In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty."
By Becky Bowers• September 1, 2011
Verified Politics stated on December 09, 2017 in an article on a website:
Says Marco Rubio tweeted a verse from the New Testament to shame "his own constituents for flocking to Trump rally."
By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:
“Joe Biden liberará a reos tras visita de Marco Rubio a El Salvador”.
By Maria Briceño• April 12, 2023
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in :
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014
Charlie Crist stated on February 18, 2010 in a statement on a campaign Web site:
Marco Rubio "supported $800,000 for AstroTurf for a field where he played flag football." 
By Amy Sherman• March 24, 2010
Richard Land stated on April 07, 2010 in an interview with "Politico":
Rubio's "got more experience than Obama had."
By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2010
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 08, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme."
By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on October 21, 2011 in a biography on his U.S. Senate website:
Says his parents "came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover" of Cuba.
By Becky Bowers• October 21, 2011
Charlie Crist stated on March 15, 2010 in a campaign press release:
Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."
By Carol Rosenberg• March 22, 2010
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board:
"I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."
By Joshua Gillin• April 29, 2015
Marco Rubio stated on June 22, 2016 in an announcement:
On running for re-election to U.S. Senate  
By Amy Sherman• June 22, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."
By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2017
Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base:
Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because  President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 7, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in GOP response to Obama's State of the Union:
"I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in."
By Katie Sanders• February 14, 2013
Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement:
"Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."
By Joshua Gillin• September 2, 2016

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By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026

Verificamos lo que dijo Trump sobre la inversión de empresas petroleras de EEUU en Venezuela

By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump on promised U.S. oil company investment in Venezuela

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2026

¿Habrá un nuevo TPS para Venezuela después de los terremotos?

By Maria Briceño• July 13, 2026

Fact-checking claims about Cuba

By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2015

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

Resultado de elecciones en Venezuela: ¿Tuvo un rol el levantamiento de sanciones de EE.UU?

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 7, 2024

Verificamos lo que dijeron Marco Rubio y Val Demings en la contienda de Florida por el Senado

By Yacob Reyes• November 8, 2022

Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200

By Maria Briceño• June 2, 2026

Verificando los hechos del único debate en Florida entre Val Demings y Marco Rubio para el Senado

By Yacob Reyes• October 19, 2022

Marco Rubio lanza un ataque engañoso contra Val Demings sobre los impuestos

By Yacob Reyes• October 31, 2022

Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed?

By Katie Sanders• June 16, 2025

Marco Rubio dijo que alguien podría hacer estallar un buzón electoral, ignorando el historial seguro

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2022

PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 stories for November

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• November 30, 2015

Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026

Fact-checking the Jan. 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2016

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By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• December 13, 2015

Fact-checking the Dec. 13 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• December 13, 2015

Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 7, 2022

Do rich foreign women give birth in Miami then not pay the bill, as Rubio said?

By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2016