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Amy Klobuchar
stated on October 30, 2022 an interview on Meet the Press

“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.

By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2022

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a campaign speech

Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."

January 16, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on December 19, 2019 a Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles

"You have to have congressional authority" to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2019

Omar Rachid
stated on July 21, 2018 a San Antonio Express-News story

"Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2018

Michael McCaul
stated on March 26, 2018 an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News

"1 in 100 people are sociopaths."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address

Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria."

By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2018

Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on February 15, 2017 a joint press conference with President Donald Trump

In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2017

Ted Lieu
stated on January 27, 2017 in a press release

"The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."

By Chris Nichols • February 1, 2017

Cory Gardner
stated on January 23, 2017 an interview on Fox

"About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans."

By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2017

Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate

"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."

By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio

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

By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention

"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."

By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2016

Rick Saccone
stated on July 13, 2016 floor remarks during a House session

"Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."

By Cassie Owens • July 18, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet

"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."

July 1, 2016

Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 an interview on MSNBC

"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016

Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 a news conference

Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with Hugh Hewitt

"In America, radical speech is not a crime."

By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando

"Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."

By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

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