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Search results for "Trump says he doesn't think about Americans' finances"

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David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press:
"25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2010
Donald Trump stated on February 01, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa:
"I'm self-funding my own campaign."
By Lauren Carroll• February 10, 2016
Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview:
The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
By Lauren Carroll• June 30, 2014
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:
"The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 27, 2016
Vermont Democratic Party stated on June 10, 2020 in a statement:
"Advertisements for [Scott] Milne’s travel company allow Milne to illegally use corporate funds."
By Xander Landen• July 1, 2020
Barack Obama stated on May 22, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.:
"I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here."
By Robert Farley• May 30, 2008
Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview may be “a major Campaign Finance Violation.”
By Sara Swann• October 12, 2024
Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference:
"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."
By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010
Charlene Lima stated on June 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:
Rhode Island "didn't ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesn't even have to pay federal income taxes."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 19, 2013
Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando:
"Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes."
By Allison Graves• October 18, 2016
Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2014 in the White House Summit on Working Families:
"I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
By Lauren Carroll, Molly O'Connor• June 24, 2014
Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column:
Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 24, 2009
John Loughlin stated on February 24, 2010 in a meet-the-candidates forum:
"Social Security is a Ponzi scheme."
By Cynthia Needham• October 3, 2010
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet:
"Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!"
By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2018
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN:
Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it.
By Katie Sanders• September 17, 2015
Michael Moore stated on September 26, 2009 in an appearance on Larry King Live:
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
By Robert Farley• October 1, 2009
Rick Scott stated on June 02, 2011 in ABC News 27 interview:
"We already have $23 billion worth of debt."
By Katie Sanders• June 13, 2011
John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas:
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 22, 2026 in testimony to the Senate Finance Committee:
"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2026
Barack Obama stated on October 07, 2010 in a speech:
"Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections."
By Robert Farley• October 11, 2010

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