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Search results for "One day after the White House Correspondents Dinner, many in the media normalized Trump"

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Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
Benny Johnson stated on March 02, 2024 in a Facebook post:
President Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.”
By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2024
Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore":
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010
Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner:
"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."
By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018
Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview:
President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2021
Bloggers stated on October 09, 2015 in social media posts, blogs:
Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported.
By Miriam Valverde• December 5, 2016
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 27, 2020
TikTok posts stated on July 19, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
“The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left” because of his chronic venous insufficiency.
By Madison Czopek• July 21, 2025
Viral image stated on July 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Kayleigh McEnany is John F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2021
Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire":
Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.
By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2013
X posts stated on April 14, 2024 in an X post:
Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social.
By Jeff Cercone• April 16, 2024
Viral image stated on January 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
After the White House fast food dinner, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the "coastal elite media" trashed it "for not being organic vegan" and that it was "a perfect blue collar party."
By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2019
Rachel Maddow stated on March 01, 2021 in a TV segment:
"While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated."
By Bill McCarthy• March 4, 2021
Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, ended a press conference when a reporter asked about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.
By Sofia Ahmed• September 18, 2024
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House:
"I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes.
By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on October 16, 2017 in a White House cabinet meeting:
"The cost-sharing reductions (were) a gift (that) they gave the insurance companies."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2017
X posts stated on April 05, 2020 in a post:
Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.
By Daniel Funke• April 9, 2020

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Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump

By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims

By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019

Did James Comey tell Donald Trump three times that he isn’t under FBI investigation?

By Lauren Carroll• May 10, 2017

Obama releases birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won't bridge the partisan divide

By Yacob Reyes• September 27, 2022

In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus

By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017

United Facts of America: CNN correspondent hits the road in search of perspectives

By Tori Gantz• September 29, 2022

Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing

By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden

By Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 4, 2023

Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found.

By Loreben Tuquero• November 19, 2025

PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff to headline second day of United Facts of America

By Matthew Crowley• September 27, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Are the White House press briefings ‘staged?’

By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021

How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• April 6, 2026

Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump

By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017

Decoding the Clinton records ruckus

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 9, 2007