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Search results for "Omar mistakenly called World War Two 'World War Eleven'"

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Viral image stated on January 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
 Ilhan Omar called for "violence" against President Trump over Middle East dispute.  
By Samantha Putterman• January 15, 2020
Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2008 in a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.:
"I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."
By Robert Farley• May 27, 2008
Viral image stated on November 03, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows “Israel Zionist blowing up people in hospitals” in 2023.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 7, 2023
Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."
By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Donald Trump called his wife "Mercedes" instead of Melania.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 28, 2024
Pipo News stated on November 11, 2017 in a headline:
"Civil war erupts in Sweden as irate Swedes burn nine Muslim refugee centers to the ground"
By Amy Sherman• November 21, 2017
Jon Stewart stated on December 06, 2011 in a segment of "The Daily Show":
"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 9, 2011
Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023
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
Chain email stated on April 23, 2008 in in a chain email:
Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 30, 2008
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The United Nations sent out an email instructing staff not to use the words “invasion” or “war’” when referring to Ukraine.
By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2022
Rand Paul stated on September 09, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire':
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2013
Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account:
Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11.
By Bill McCarthy• September 19, 2019
Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2025
Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” :
"The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country."
By Maryalice Gill• July 31, 2012
Andrew Napolitano stated on October 17, 2013 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":
"Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it."
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2013
Jack Conners stated on July 16, 2011 in an opinion column in the Times of Trenton:
"Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II."
By Erin O'Neill• August 8, 2011
Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014
John McCain stated on June 10, 2008 in Washington, D.C.:
Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."
By Alexander Lane• June 11, 2008
Leon Panetta stated on October 23, 2011 in congressional testimony:
"After every major conflict ... what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep, across-the-board cuts."
By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2011

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