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Bill Posey stated on February 14, 2011 in a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.:

"The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..."

By Laura Figueroa• February 23, 2011

Gary Johnson stated on August 11, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

"The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 15, 2016

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

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser:

The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.

By Filipa Ioannou• July 23, 2016

UndergroundNewsReport.com stated on March 01, 2017 in an Internet post:

Says Whoopi Goldberg said the widow of a Navy SEAL was "looking for attention."

By Joshua Gillin• March 7, 2017

John Carter stated on March 10, 2016 in a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader:

"This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations."

By Nicole Barrios• May 4, 2016

Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:

The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."

By Louis Jacobson• September 14, 2011

Restoration PAC stated on October 13, 2016 in A TV ad:

"On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals."

By Alan Gathright• October 27, 2016

Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2021

Instagram posts stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”

By Tom Kertscher• August 20, 2021

Chain email stated on June 05, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet:

Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."

By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2014

Rob Wittman stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.:

The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."

By Sean Gorman• May 15, 2015

Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2007 in CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston, S.C.:

"You know we can't just pull out now... The truth of the matter is: If we started today, it would take one year, one year to get 160,000 troops physically out of Iraq, logistically."

By Wes Allison• August 27, 2007

Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2025 in a speech to Congress:

"All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.”

By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:

"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2015

Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021

Kari Lake stated on October 23, 2024 in a press conference:

"Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.”

By Mia Osmonbekov• October 25, 2024

Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.:

"Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."

By David DeCamp• August 20, 2007

Bloggers stated on April 04, 2018 in a fake news blog post:

"YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately"

By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2018

Wesley Clark stated on December 05, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness."

By Louis Jacobson• December 6, 2010

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