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Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference:

“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”

By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020
Ron McMullen
stated on June 23, 2020 in an op-ed:

Former U.S. Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson was a slave owner married to one of his slaves and father of two children with her.

By Lyle Muller • July 8, 2020
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 14, 2020 in comments at a presidential debate:

"The Machinists Union does not (support the USMCA trade deal). And every environmental organization in this country (also) opposes it."

By Rylee Wilson • January 22, 2020