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Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.

By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025

Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email:

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025

Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post:

“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025

X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post:

Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein.

By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026

Rudy Giuliani stated on July 01, 2007 in "Innovators in Action" magazine:

"The $2.3-billion budget deficit I inherited when I came into office became a $2.9-billion surplus."

By Neil Skene• November 21, 2007

Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview:

"I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 6, 2019

Angel Taveras stated on May 12, 2014 in a fundraising letter:

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 25, 2014

Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:

"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026

Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally:

From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”

By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026

Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference:

“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”

By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026

Barbara Buono stated on December 11, 2012 in a video advertisement:

"I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care."

By Caryn Shinske• December 20, 2012

New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on March 29, 2013 in a tweet:

Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.

By Jake Berry• April 11, 2013

Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference:

"Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly."

By Matt Dietrich• August 14, 2017

David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program:

"The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 1, 2013

Bobby Scott stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide:

"If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years."

By Wes Hester• November 5, 2010

X posts stated on November 02, 2025 in an X post:

New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."

By Maria Briceño• November 4, 2025

Dale Kooyenga stated on September 18, 2013 in a legislative hearing:

"We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years."

By Dave Umhoefer• September 22, 2013

Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”

By Amy Sherman, Emily Venezky• May 26, 2020

Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:

Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion."

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2010

Cheryl Grossman stated on April 12, 2011 in a news conference:

"As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees."

By Reginald Fields• April 27, 2011

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