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Stacy White stated on June 02, 2016 in a Hillsborough County Commission meeting:

Says it's not true that Florida black bears are an "apex predator."

By Joshua Gillin• June 8, 2016

New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release:

"Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country."

By Bill Wichert• June 10, 2011

Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing:

"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."

By Lauren Carroll• January 18, 2017

Bear Education and Resource Group stated on December 06, 2011 in a website:

"99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting."

By Erin O'Neill• December 8, 2011

Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019.

By Gabrielle Settles• January 19, 2022

John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.:

"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."

By Robert Farley• September 26, 2008

John McCain stated on August 16, 2008 in Orange County, Calif.:

"We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."

By Kathryn A. Wolfe• August 25, 2008

Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2015 in a telephone interview with CNN:

A Texas law says "that you can’t shoot bears out of the second floor of a window."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 12, 2015

Robin Vos stated on May 26, 2016 in a an online opinion-piece:

"The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades."

By Cara Lombardo• June 3, 2016

Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."

By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021

Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2014 in a speech to the NRA:

"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.

By Amy Sherman• April 29, 2014

Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

En las tiendas de Build-A-Bear puedes construir un oso diabólico.

By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 9, 2024

Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website:

Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear.

By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2015

TikTok posts stated on July 16, 2025 in a Threads post:

Elk, grizzly bears, bison and mountain lions are fleeing Yellowstone National Park to Salt Lake City, Utah.

By Maria Briceño• August 7, 2025

Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010:

"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."

By Cristina Silva• July 14, 2010

Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2016 in a rally in Washington:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to abolish the Second Amendment."

By Linda Qiu• May 11, 2016

Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats) stated on October 17, 2010 in a campaign mailer:

Says Julie Parrish is "one of Sarah Palin’s mama grizzlies."

By Ian K. Kullgren• October 25, 2010

Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022

Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment."

By Linda Qiu• July 22, 2016

Caroline Casagrande stated on April 29, 2012 in an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program:

"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."

By Caryn Shinske• June 4, 2012

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