“The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.” NeedsFallSocialPresidentDoubtSkySecurityClaimsBrokeNo DoubtSocial SecurityMislead Author:Grace Napolitano
“Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda.” FirstsTwoDesirePresidentVictoryClaimsCongressAgendasIngredientsLackingMandatesAndrewPrerogativeLandslides Author:Ron Fournier
“Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of POWs under the Geneva Conventions.” HumansWarPresidentDecisionPiecesRightsExampleClaimsHuman RightsDenyFighterAlsPrisonerConventionsPresident BushAl QaedaTalibanGenevaMistreatmentPrisoner Of WarGeneva Convention Author:John Yoo
“Republicans are already trying to paint Hillary Clinton as too old to be president. In fact, a new ad claims she’s so old that she could be a Republican.” TryingFactsPresidentRepublicanClaimsClintonPaintAds Author:Conan O'Brien
“Nine out of ten Americans are actually monarchists at bottom. The fact is proved by their high suseptibility to political claims by president's sons and other relatives, usually nonentities.” FactsGovernmentPoliticalPresidentSonTenClaimsBottomNineNonentity Author:H. L. Mencken
“If some Western politician claims he is in a position to use the normal Western methods to feed and clothe 1.2 billion Chinese, we would be happily prepared to elect him president of China.” IfsUseWould BePresidentPositionPoliticianNormalClaimsMethodPreparedWesternChinaBillionsChinese Author:Li Peng
“I believe we should follow the text of every law, even (a) law I disagree with, it's one of the real differences -- if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if he disagrees with a law he simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change.” IfsShouldBelieveLooksRealLawI BelievePresidentChangeDifferencesAuthorityClaimsRefuseDisagreePresident ObamaLawlessness Author:Ted Cruz
“Trump claims he'd be the "best jobs president that God ever created." But isn't his claim to fame firing people?” PeopleJobsPresidentTrumpFameClaimsBeing The BestBest JobFiring Author:Michael R. Burch
“Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims there are no homosexuals in Iran, just like there are no gay conservatives in the US.” PresidentGayClaimsIranHomosexualIranian Author:Jon Stewart
“The pope can go ahead and claim that Trump is not a Christian, but you can't go there when we talking about the president of the United States.” StatesChristianPresidentUnitedTalkingUnited StatesTrumpClaimsPope Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If Donald Trump's main claim to be president of the United States is your business, then I think we should talk about that.” IfsThinkingShouldStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpClaims Author:Hillary Clinton
“Mr. [Donald] Trump, for five years, you perpetuated a false claim that the nation's first black president was not a natural-born citizen. You questioned his legitimacy. In the last couple of weeks, you acknowledged what most Americans have accepted for years: The president was born in the United States.” YearsFirstsStatesLastsNationsBlackPresidentBornNaturalUnitedUnited StatesFiveWeekTrumpCoupleCitizensClaimsAcceptedFive YearsLegitimacy Author:Lester Holt
“A big win for [Hillary] Clinton would allow her to claim that the country rejected Trumpism, while a narrow win leaves her limping into office with the highest unfavorable ratings for any new president.” CountryBigsWinningPresidentOfficeHighestClaimsClintonRejectedRatingLimping Author:Mara Liasson
“I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.” PeoplePresidentRichCuttingTaxesBenefitsWeaponsMassLowsCriticismDestructionClaimsResponseIraqHearingAll TimeRacistSuggestionsLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionKatrinaAll Time Low Author:George W. Bush
“This era in human existence where so much information is out there, it's easy for someone like Donald Trump to use that to make his claim that information is fake news. And there are people who think 'I guess we should believe the President when he says it's fake news.'” PeopleThinkingShouldBelieveHumansUseEasyPresidentExistenceInformationTrumpNewsClaimsErasFakeHuman Existence Author:Greg Graffin
“Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.” LooksStatesGovernmentPresidentUnitedUnited StatesHavensClaimsDuesPregnancyOhioTaft Author:Will Rogers
“The president of the United States has claimed, on more than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive.” IfsSaidStatesReligionPresidentUnitedTalkingUnited StatesFailingClaimsAtheistRidiculousDialogueOccasionsOffensiveEmergenciesTalking To God Author:Sam Harris
“The Chinese say that you should never, ever buy a used desk unless you know the history of it. They claim that if it belonged to a bad businessman, his karma will befall you. This one here belonged to President Kennedy. So what do you think that means? (Randy) I don’t know, but if I were you, I wouldn’t ride through Dallas in a convertible in November. Bad feng shui. (Steele)” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldMeanUsedPresidentClaimsKarmaChineseDesksBusinessmanNovemberDallasRandyFeng ShuiPresident Kennedy Book:Bad Attitude Source: Bad Attitude
“In a recent attack ad, the NRA claims that President Obama cares about his own children more than he cares about other children. In response, President Obama was like, 'Yeah, that's how families work.'” ChildrenCarePresidentGunClaimsYeahResponsePresident ObamaAdsGun ControlNraObama Care Author:Jimmy Fallon
“When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama Administration said they would only do it if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20%. You hear that? More work. So the claim that President Obama weakened welfare reform's work requirement is just not true.” PeopleIfsWayTryingSaidPresidentPlansRepublicanClaimsIncreaseEmploymentAdministrationReformWelfarePresident ObamaGovernorsNew WaysRequirementsCredibleBack To WorkWelfare Reform Author:William J. Clinton