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Search results for "No one should be going to the US for football, the Olympics or anything else they don't have to."

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Harry Reid stated on December 04, 2010 in the Senate floor:
"The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldn't support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' because of the economy."
By Robert Farley• December 6, 2010
Charlie Crist stated on September 20, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Marco Rubio tried to insert "$1.5 million for a rowing institute" into the state budget.
By Aaron Sharockman• September 24, 2010
Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.:
"We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States.
By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2016
Social Media stated on June 27, 2024 in social media posts:
Kamala Harris’ X post said the Olympics’ opening ceremony “made France look great! America, this is what we need to strive towards!”
By Sabine Martin• August 6, 2024
Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2021
Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:
According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."
By Samantha Putterman• June 23, 2022
Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary.  
By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2015
NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter:
A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.
By Eric Stirgus• December 6, 2010
Mitt Romney stated on September 26, 2007 in a television ad.:
"Took on the Olympics and turned them around"
By David Baumann• September 18, 2007
Tommy Tuberville stated on February 22, 2024 in at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference:
The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”
By Grace Abels• March 1, 2024
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2008 in a campaign rally in Pensacola.:
"I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector."
By Bill Adair, Jennifer Liberto• January 25, 2008
Chris Christie stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor":
"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."
By Erin O'Neill• February 12, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform stated on July 31, 2012 in a blog post:
"U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS."
By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2012
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:
In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."
By Tom Kertscher• August 27, 2020
Mitt Romney stated on December 06, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida:
Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.
By Matt Clary• January 6, 2012
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate:
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020
Donald Trump stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post:
U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”
By Maria Briceño• February 27, 2026
Dave Grohl stated on February 12, 2023 in a Super Bowl ad:
Canada is to thank for American football.
By Samantha Putterman• February 13, 2023
Mitt Romney stated on January 27, 2012 in a column:
On deporting illegal immigrants.
By Eric Stirgus• February 7, 2012

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