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Social Media stated on May 31, 2026 in social media posts:

A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.

By Loreben Tuquero• June 1, 2026

Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2020

Joe Biden stated on September 11, 2023 in a 9/11 memorial speech in Alaska:

“Ground zero in New York — I remember standing there the next day.”

By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2023

X posts stated on August 27, 2024 in a social media post:

The order of candidate names on North Carolina’s ballot shows a “clear attempt at voter manipulation.”

By Paul Specht• August 28, 2024

Bloggers stated on June 30, 2018 in a blog post:

"Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."

By Katie Akin• July 10, 2018

Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. in a “real presidential convoy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023

Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in a campaign rally:

"We have a mayor in D.C. who formed a commission with recommendations. Her recommendation is: Take down the Washington Monument, close up the Lincoln Monument."

By Bill McCarthy• October 26, 2020

Bloggers stated on August 20, 2017 in a headline:

"Rosa Parks’ daughter praises (President Donald) Trump’s response to Charlottesville."

By Joshua Gillin• August 23, 2017

John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:

Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."

By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019

Celia Israel stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2016

Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview:

"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."

By John Kruzel• August 29, 2017

Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times:

"There was no requirement to put in affordable housing."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 6, 2018

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money.

By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in an interview on CNN:

“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."

By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024

Instagram posts stated on December 08, 2024 in a post:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”

By Sara Swann• December 9, 2024

Viral image stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2024

Viral image stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 12, 2023

Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Says JFK. Jr is masquerading as QAnon promoter Juan O. Savin.

By Gabrielle Settles• May 5, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.

By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2020 in a speech:

“President Obama and Vice President Biden never even tried to fix this (police reforms) during their eight-year period.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 18, 2020

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