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Search results for "Trump threatens to defund states that don't make his election changes"

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Republican Party of Florida stated on August 24, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Charlie Crist "supported Biden's agenda to defund the police."
By Yacob Reyes• August 26, 2022
Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.”
By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2020
Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.:
Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
By Riley Snyder• August 4, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa:
Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."
By Emma Hinchliffe• March 16, 2016
Adam Putnam stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech:
Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."  
By Allison Graves• December 6, 2017
Terry McAuliffe stated on September 25, 2013 in a debate.:
Ken Cuccinelli "tried to shut down" state government.
By Nancy Madsen• October 2, 2013
Mike Pence stated on July 09, 2020 in a speech:
“And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2020
Tom Graves stated on September 22, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law."
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2013
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad:
Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
By Riley Snyder• September 6, 2016
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
Mike Pence stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook ad:
As vice president, Kamala Harris would “defund, dismantle, and dissolve police departments.”
By Daniel Funke• October 8, 2020
David Perdue stated on November 16, 2020 in an interview:
Says Jon Ossoff is “a socialist.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 23, 2020
Travis Allen stated on January 02, 2018 in interview on Fox News:
"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.
By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2018
Ted Cruz stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding." 
By Lauren Carroll• May 1, 2016
Pennsylvania Conservative Fund stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad:
Mehmet Oz “was a spokesman for a group who wanted to defund the police.”
By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2022
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event:
Project 2025 calls for restricting “access to IVF and contraception.”
By Samantha Putterman• July 24, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on May 03, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet:
Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
By Jon Greenberg• May 5, 2016
Susan Collins stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad:
Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."
By Tom Kertscher• September 25, 2020
Carol Shea-Porter stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release:
"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."
By Jim Haddadin• September 25, 2013
Instagram posts stated on June 14, 2020 in an image:
Nazi Germany’s Hermann Göring worked to "defund and eliminate the police departments so that they would not interfere with his Brown Shirts."
By Daniel Funke• June 18, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016

Ad Watch: Fact-checking the Trump campaign’s 'defunding the police' ad

By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2020

Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races

By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2020

The fact-checker's guide to a viral “voter guide” contrasting Joe Biden, Donald Trump

By Monique Curet• October 15, 2020

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By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits• September 2, 2022

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By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2022

The week in fact-checking: Trump’s ‘defunding the police’ ad

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2020

‘Defund the police’ movement: What do activists mean by that?

By Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2020

Fact-checking Arizona’s 2020 Senate race between McSally and Kelly

By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2020

Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning

By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020

Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin

By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017

Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• August 29, 2022

Does Conor Lamb support mice more than Medicare?

By Colin Deppen• September 26, 2018

Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally

By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2023

Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

By Bill McCarthy• July 29, 2020

Trump campaign’s bingo card of ‘Biden’s lies’ is full of falsehoods

By Daniel Funke• September 30, 2020

Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • August 25, 2020

Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019

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