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Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says Maxine Waters said Trump supporters are “not welcome here” and “we must welcome everyone who crosses our borders.”

By Tom Kertscher• January 25, 2021

Frederica Wilson stated on December 12, 2019 in a hearing:

Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government."

By Amy Sherman• January 6, 2020

Center for American Progress stated on April 25, 2017 in a tweet:

"Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s."

By Allison Graves• April 26, 2017

Dan Koh stated on October 09, 2025 in remarks on CNN:

As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 16, 2025

Viral image stated on September 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:

The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 13, 2019

Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post:

"It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'."

By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018

Mark Pocan stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview:

Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."

By Tom Kertscher• December 30, 2016

Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:

“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”

By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024

Social Media stated on June 16, 2025 in social media posts:

“Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.”

By Madison Czopek• June 18, 2025

Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts:

ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.

By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024

Charles Schumer stated on March 01, 2017 in a Senate floor speech:

"In fact, if you add up the net wealth of his cabinet, it has more wealth than a third of the American people total -- close to 100 million people."

By Jana Heigl• March 27, 2017

Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender.

By Ranjan Jindal• July 23, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:

The media was silent that "the Colorado school shooter is a transsexual, Trump-hating, Christian-hating, leftist freak."

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2019

Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post:

Thomas Crooks “was a registered Democrat who voted for Clinton and Biden.”

By Grace Abels• July 15, 2024

Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:

Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024

Roy Blunt stated on February 08, 2017 in a speech:

"Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place."

By Grace Hase• March 25, 2017

Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”

By Madison Czopek• July 15, 2024

Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 18, 2019 in a town hall:

For Cabinet posts, "I have the best voting record against Trump nominees of anyone else running for president"

By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 29, 2019

X posts stated on July 15, 2024 in X posts:

Video shows Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks yelling “slash Republican throats”

By Ranjan Jindal• July 15, 2024

Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video:

Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024

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