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Search results for "Tim Burchett calls on Trump to release files on UFOs, aliens"

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Lizzo stated on July 26, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter:
“The government just stated under oath that they are in possession of UFOs and nonhuman alien bodies.”
By Jeff Cercone, Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 28, 2023
Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.:
"More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2007
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2019 in a viral image:
Prominent Democrats were born in April 1948, "nine months after" a UFO crashed near Roswell, N.M.
By Madison Czopek• May 7, 2020
Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post:
Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life."
By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Pentagon releases NASA footage of 2,000 mile long UFO near Saturn.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 29, 2023
Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post:
"NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."
By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018
Threads posts stated on July 23, 2024 in a post:
Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, posted on X that Vice President Kamala Harris was “absolutely a DEI hire.”
By Sara Swann• July 24, 2024
Bloggers stated on June 16, 2023 in a blog post:
“Unprecedented UFO landing” in Las Vegas.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 21, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“The moon is a habitable place.”
By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2023
Bloggers stated on April 30, 2018 in a blog post:
"Bill Gates Outlines 2018 Plan To Depopulate The Planet."
By Miriam Valverde• May 3, 2018
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
By Mia Penner• July 11, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 05, 2024 in an Instagram reel:
Police responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024.
By Sara Swann• January 8, 2024
Jeff DeWit stated on February 22, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.:
"Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border."
By Anthony Cave• March 10, 2016
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in a post:
A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.”
By Sara Swann• December 16, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in Facebook posts:
The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 16, 2024
X posts stated on October 22, 2024 in a post on X:
“BREAKING: Lizzo charged the Harris-Walz campaign $2.3 million for a single appearance at a Detroit rally.”
By Madison Czopek• October 28, 2024
Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address:
“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 5, 2020
Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”
By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2024
Tim Michels stated on May 26, 2022 in Public statement:
On disbanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission
By D.L. Davis• June 8, 2022
Markwayne Mullin stated on November 15, 2023 in an interview with CNN:
“Abraham Lincoln challenged a guy to a sword fight.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 16, 2023

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By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2016

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By Miriam Valverde• February 24, 2017

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