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Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post:

Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026

Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.”

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2025

Hakeem Jeffries stated on October 23, 2025 in an X post:

“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.

By Louis Jacobson• October 24, 2025

Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026

Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate in St. Louis:

"I've gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And I've gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials I've ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary."

By Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2016

Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show:

Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.

By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2015

Joshua Feuerstein stated on October 07, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says #MeToo movement sign suggested assaulting First Lady Melania Trump.

By Kyra Haas• October 11, 2018

Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event:

Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."

By Jon Greenberg• March 6, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”

By Jeff Cercone• February 17, 2022

Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall:

Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”

By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight• February 28, 2020

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress:

Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."

By Jon Greenberg• March 1, 2017

Pete Buttigieg stated on August 05, 2019 in a Medium post:

"The Trump Administration cut funding allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to combat white nationalism."

By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2019

Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance:

"When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business."

By Bill McCarthy• October 18, 2019

Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post:

“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2025

Social Media stated on February 01, 2017 in tweets :

Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.

By Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017

James Clyburn stated on October 08, 2025 in an X post:

“Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.

By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2025

Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X:

“Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2025

Democratic National Committee stated on April 03, 2026 in a post on X:

President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.”

By Zoe Weyand• April 20, 2026

Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate:

“President Obama would never give them long-term funding, and I did … I saved historically Black colleges and universities.”

By Bill McCarthy• October 27, 2020

JD Vance stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview:

“Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 1, 2025

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