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Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement:
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009
Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."
By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2014
Barack Obama stated on December 07, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe":
On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2011
Herman Cain stated on October 31, 2011 in an interview on "PBS Newshour":
China is "trying to develop nuclear capability."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 2, 2011
Instagram posts stated on September 07, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 9, 2021
Winsome Earle-Sears stated on May 12, 2022 in a TV interview.:
Merrick Garland “sicced the police on parents when they were at the school boards simply trying to be heard for the safety of their children.”
By Warren Fiske• May 23, 2022
Mo Brooks stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:
“Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”
By Miriam Valverde• January 7, 2021
Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"The number of terrorists out there" has doubled.
By Katie Sanders• June 22, 2014
Mike Pence stated on June 07, 2023 in a CNN town hall:
“The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 8, 2023
Sarah Palin stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 31, 2022
Glenn Youngkin stated on October 06, 2021 in a TV interview.:
“Terry (McAuliffe) calls in his friend Joe Biden to actually put the DOJ on Virginia parents.”
By Warren Fiske• October 12, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
By Katie Sanders• March 23, 2014
Stephen Hayes stated on June 08, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
By Steve Contorno• June 8, 2014
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2024
David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:
"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."
By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2010
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate:
"Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism."
By Joshua Gillin• January 18, 2016
Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."
By Amy Sherman• May 3, 2018
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed for the Daily Caller:
"The president flagrantly defies the 2006 federal law ordering the construction of a secure border fence along the entire Mexican border."
By Molly Moorhead• February 20, 2013
Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2015
Greg Gutfeld stated on August 20, 2020 in a TV segment:
“QAnon violence! There is none.”
By Bill McCarthy• August 24, 2020

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