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Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University:

"Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."

By Linda Qiu• November 24, 2015

Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 31, 2019 in a debate:

Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."

By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2019

X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:

Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.

By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026

Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview:

Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."

By Tom Kertscher• April 20, 2015

Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2016 in a Phoenix rally:

Says Hillary Clinton has been given tens of millions of dollars by countries that "treat women horribly ... and countries that kill gays."

By Anthony Cave• July 11, 2016

Franklin Graham stated on October 03, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden."

By Robert Farley• October 6, 2010

Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview:

"The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."

By Miriam Valverde• January 29, 2017

Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."

By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015

Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas:

The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."

By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2015

Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech :

"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."

By Mark Reynolds• July 26, 2015

Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force."

By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2015

Bill Maher stated on May 23, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"We're fifth in the world (in executions), behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014

Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin:

"We’re already bombing seven countries."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 21, 2016

Pamela Geller stated on June 04, 2015 in an interview with Chris Cuomo:

"In Muslim countries, under the Sharia, there is a death penalty for blaspheming Mohammad."

By Anna Bruzgulis• June 11, 2015

Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance:

"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."

By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2019

Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in an exchange with reporters:

Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs."

By Jon Greenberg• October 23, 2018

Joseph Crowley stated on April 07, 2017 in a tweet:

"More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations."

By Jon Greenberg• April 11, 2017

Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference:

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."

By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017

Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2024 in a post on Facebook:

“Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.”

By Madison Czopek• June 20, 2024

TikTok posts stated on October 22, 2023 in a TikTok video:

Israel bombed Palestinian children trying to get water.

By Jeff Cercone• November 6, 2023

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