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Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio:

Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."

By Nadia Pflaum• August 4, 2016

Gwen Moore stated on April 27, 2016 in a congressional hearing:

Water rates in Manila, Philippines, "were raised up to 845 percent" when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner.

By Jon Greenberg• May 12, 2016

Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet:

"Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4"

By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014

LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.

By Lauren Carroll• September 28, 2014

Jon Kyl stated on February 01, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.:

The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."

By Robert Farley• February 3, 2009

Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.:

Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."

By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2016

Jim DeMint stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release:

Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."

By Mark Naymik• July 11, 2011

Marco Rubio stated on July 30, 2021 in a tweet:

Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 2, 2021

Viral image stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2020

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview:

The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 23, 2014

The Manila Times stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story:

Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 3, 2019

Instagram posts stated on March 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates arrest warrant issued in Philippines for ‘premeditated murder’ linked to vaccine roll out.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2023

Saxby Chambliss stated on September 25, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":

With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen."

By Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2013

Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.:

"We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States.

By Louis Jacobson• October 14, 2016

Gavin Newsom stated on October 08, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate:

"Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."

By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2018

Michael McCaul stated on February 28, 2011 in a statement:

Says a Lubbock terror suspect’s alleged plan "to use baby dolls to conceal chemical explosives" is similar to a 1995 plot "to blow up 12 jumbo jets over the Pacific Ocean."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2011

Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union:

“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2023

Democratic National Committee stated on April 07, 2010 in a press release.:

"The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 21, 2010

Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:

China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."

By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016

U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 08, 2012 in attack ad for TV:

"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."

By Katie Sanders• May 18, 2012

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