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Tom Cotton
stated on June 16, 2024 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union:

“The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.”

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.

By Jeff Cercone • September 26, 2023
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The United Nations sent out an email instructing staff not to use the words “invasion” or “war’” when referring to Ukraine.

By Samantha Putterman • March 28, 2022
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
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