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Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:

"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 16, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad:

Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2022
Jake LaTurner
stated on February 25, 2022 in an ad:

The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."

By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2022 in a public Facebook group:

Photos show “Ukrainian Christians pray outdoors, in the snow, for their country in this phase of war danger.”

By Luiz Romero • February 25, 2022

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