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Search results for "trump gender controversy 2026"

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Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
The Gateway Pundit stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:
New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023
X posts stated on October 05, 2025 in an X post:
“Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!”
By Maria Briceño• October 9, 2025
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event:
"We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."
By Jon Greenberg• February 28, 2019
Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2023 in a speech:
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 8, 2023
Donald Trump stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post:
U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”
By Maria Briceño• February 27, 2026
Donald Trump stated on February 03, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:
"The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years."
By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2026
Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026
Pat McCrory stated on October 25, 2017 in a radio appearance:
The North Carolina bathroom bill "was really never repealed."
By Paul Specht• November 22, 2017
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video:
“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”
By Grace Abels• June 22, 2023
Heather McGhee stated on August 09, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Meet the Press":
"The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988."
By Linda Qiu• August 9, 2015
Donald Trump stated on February 08, 2026 in an interview on NBC:
Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”
By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2026
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• January 26, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026
Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad:
Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."
By Linda Qiu• April 25, 2016
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026
JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference:
"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."
By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."
By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2019
Taylor Swift stated on October 07, 2018 in an Instagram post:
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape."
By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2018

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026

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By Loreben Tuquero• August 2, 2024

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By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

Live fact-check: Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

Trevor Noah joked about Trump having visited Epstein's island, but documents don't show that

By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2026

In Context: What Trump got wrong about 2026 Winter Olympics skier Hunter Hess’s comments

By Amy Sherman• February 9, 2026

President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 5, 2026

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Checking LGBTQ+ talking points at the 2024 RNC

By Grace Abels• July 24, 2024

Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

President Trump wants to slash voting by mail. About 1 in 4 Republicans voted that way in 2024

By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2026

State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Verificamos lo que dijo el Presidente Donald Trump durante el Estado de la Unión 2026

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026