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Jon Huntsman

Jon Huntsman

Jon Huntsman was the governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. He served as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011. He is a Republican candidate for president in 2012. 

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Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 9, 2012 comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.
"What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2012
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 8, 2012 an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.
Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."
False
By Becky Bowers, Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill, Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
"I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 15, 2011 a Republican presidential primary debate
"In this country … we have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill, Molly Moorhead • December 16, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 12, 2011 a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 13, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on November 16, 2011 an editorial board meeting with the Nashua Telegraph
"We have more natural gas in this country than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • December 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on November 1, 2011 a speech on energy policy at University of New Hampshire
The United States sends "$300 billion -- half our trade deficit -- overseas for oil to unstable and unfriendly regimes."
Half-True
By John Gregg • November 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on October 28, 2011 a web advertisement
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on October 28, 2011 a web advertisement
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
"The IRS is already planning on 19,500 new employees to administer" Obama’s health care mandate.
Pants on Fire!
By Maryalice Gill • October 13, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
"I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on September 7, 2011 a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library
Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on July 26, 2011 a speech at Dartmouth College.
China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
Half-True
By John Gregg • August 19, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.
There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 19, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 11, 2011 the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
"We created a flat tax in the state of Utah."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.
The United States has "the longest surviving constitution."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 8, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on July 4, 2011 a house party in Belmont, N.H.
Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent."
Mostly False
By Kevin Landrigan, Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on June 22, 2011 an interview on "Morning Joe."
The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2011
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New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 29, 2011 a statement on the state Democratic website.
Says Jon Huntsman supports changes in Medicare that would deny guaranteed benefits to 980,000 New Hampshire residents.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2011
Richard Swett
Richard Swett
stated on June 21, 2011 a conference call with reporters.
Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • July 3, 2011
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