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Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs served as White House press secretary for President Barack Obama. He now is a Democratic consultant.

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Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on January 12, 2014 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 12, 2014
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on July 8, 2012 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2012
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on September 12, 2010 a White House news release:
Says John Boehner changed his position on extending Bush tax cuts.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2010
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on October 22, 2009 the daily White House press conference:
A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
True
By Robert Farley • October 23, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on March 26, 2009 a statement during a press briefing:
The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 27, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on March 5, 2009 a White House briefing:
"A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax."
True
By Alexander Lane • March 11, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on February 2, 2009 a comment at the daily White House press briefing.:
"There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill.
False
By Bill Adair • February 4, 2009
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