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Donald Trump
stated on April 24, 2017 an interview wth the Associated Press:

"Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."

By John Kruzel • April 25, 2017

Nicholas Burns
stated on March 28, 2017 a House committee hearing:

"There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."

By Jon Greenberg • March 31, 2017

Keith Ellison
stated on March 7, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2017

Shenggen Fan
stated on March 2, 2017 a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.:

Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."

By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2017

Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."

By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2017 a speech:

Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on February 2, 2017 a Facebook post:

"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2017

John McCain
stated on January 18, 2017 an interview on Fox News:

"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.

By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2017

Rex Tillerson
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing:

"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.

By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017

The Other 98%
stated on January 9, 2017 a viral image:

"The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2017 a statement released by the transition office:

Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on December 23, 2016 an interview:

"We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.

By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2017

Newt Gingrich
stated on November 6, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge."

By Lauren Carroll, Tyler Adkisson • November 6, 2016

Kellyanne Conway
stated on October 23, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton takes "tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings."

By Linda Qiu • October 23, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland:

Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people."

By Linda Qiu • October 21, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."

By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation."

By Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate:

Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2016

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 12, 2016 a web ad:

"Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."

By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2016

Pat McCrory
stated on October 11, 2016 a North Carolina governor's race debate:

Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."

By Will Doran • October 12, 2016

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