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REPUBLICAN · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES · TIKTOK · SAID ≠ SAID → SIGNED

Donald Trump said TikTok would close unless it was sold. In 2024 he said he had a “warm spot” for it, and on day one he paused the ban law.

  1. SAID · 3 AUG 2020“So it will close down on September 15th, unless Microsoft or somebody else is able to buy it and work out a deal, an appropriate deal.”
  2. ≠ SAID · 16 DEC 2024“You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points.”
  3. SIGNED · 20 JAN 2025Order: Executive Order 14166 · Text: “I hereby order the Attorney General not to take any action on behalf of the United States to enforce the Act for 75 days”

FULL RECEIPTS →SOURCES: EO 14166 · WHITE HOUSE AND PRESS-CONFERENCE VIDEO

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REPUBLICAN · U.S. SENATOR, NORTH CAROLINA

Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth. He now says he didn’t think Hegseth was up to the task when he voted.

  1. VOTED · 24 JAN 2025Nomination: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense · Question: On the Nomination (confirmation)
  2. ≠ SAID · OCT 2026“And after I saw what happened to Brett Kavanaugh, there was no way I was going to do that to Hegseth, even though I really didn’t think he was going to be up to the task, and I think the last year and a half has proven that my instincts were right.”
  3. EXPLAINED · 11 OCT 2026“I dedicate a whole chapter to my biggest regret. So I think it’s pretty clear that I regret that decision.”
DEFENSE · NCRECEIPTS →
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REPUBLICAN · U.S. REP., WASHINGTON 5TH DISTRICT

Michael Baumgartner says tariffs are taxes he opposes. In February he voted to keep the Canada tariffs.

  1. VOTED · 11 FEB 2026Nay on H.J.Res. 72, ending the national emergency behind the Canada tariffs.
  2. ≠ SAID · 21 SEP 2026“Tariffs are taxes. This is why I oppose them. I generally support lower taxes. And it's no doubt that America does better when we have free and fair trade, but trade has to be fair to Americans as well. And so one of the aspects of tariffs as well, too, is that they're a tool of diplomacy.”
TARIFFS · WARECEIPTS →
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INDEPENDENT · U.S. SENATOR, MAINE (CAUCUSES WITH DEMOCRATS)

Angus King asked how the President became a monarch. He has voted to confirm 50 of Trump's nominees, and against 170.

  1. SAID · 20 FEB 2025“The people who are cheering this on, I fear, in a reasonably short period of time, are going to say: Where did this go? How did this happen? How did we make our President into a monarch? How did this happen? How it happened is we gave it up.”
  2. ≠ VOTED YES · 2025–26Question: On the Nomination (confirmation roll calls) · King: 50 Yea · 170 Nay · 3 not voting
TRUMP NOMINEES · MERECEIPTS →
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DEMOCRAT · U.S. SENATOR, ILLINOIS (MINORITY WHIP; RETIRING)

Dick Durbin called ICE’s Chicago operation “a racist effort.” Six days later he voted for the stopgap that kept all of government, ICE included, funded.

  1. ≠ SAID · 3 NOV 2025“This is a racist effort. I use that word advisedly. It is a racist effort. It is not about terrorists and murderers and rapists.”
  2. VOTED · 9–10 NOV 2025Measure: H.R. 5371: a stopgap (continuing resolution) for all of government to 30 Jan 2026, DHS and ICE included, plus full-year Agriculture, MilCon-VA and Legislative Branch bills · Questions: Cloture on the motion to proceed (roll 610), cloture (617), passage (618)
  3. EXPLAINED · 10 NOV 2025“I share their opinions of this administration but cannot accept a strategy which wages political battle at the expense of my neighbor’s paycheck or the food for his children.”
ICE FUNDING · ILRECEIPTS →
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DEMOCRAT · U.S. SENATOR, NEW YORK (MINORITY LEADER)

Chuck Schumer said Republicans didn’t have the votes to advance the funding bill. Two days later he voted to advance it.

  1. SAID · 12 MAR 2025“Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR.”
  2. ≠ SAID · 13 MAR 2025“Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.”
  3. VOTED · 14 MAR 2025Measure: H.R. 1968, full-year continuing appropriations · Question: Cloture (to end debate and advance the bill)
GOVERNMENT FUNDING · NYRECEIPTS →
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REPUBLICAN · U.S. SENATOR, ALASKA

Lisa Murkowski cast the 50th yes, then said she didn’t like the bill.

  1. VOTED · 1 JUL 2025Yea on H.R. 1. Her yes made it 50–50, and Vice President Vance broke the tie. CBO: $911 billion less federal Medicaid spending over ten years.
  2. ≠ SAID · SAME DAY“Do I like this bill? No, because I try to take care of Alaska’s interests, but I know, I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill. I don’t like that.”
MEDICAID · AKRECEIPTS →
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REPUBLICAN · U.S. SENATOR, MISSOURI

Josh Hawley said he wouldn’t vote for Medicaid cuts. Then he voted for the bill.

  1. SAID · 26 FEB 2025“I’m not gonna vote for Medicaid cuts, benefit cuts. Work requirements, fine. But 21% of the residents of my state receive Medicaid or CHIP. That’s a lot of people.”
  2. ≠ VOTED · 1 JUL 2025Yea on H.R. 1, passed 50–50 with the Vice President’s vote. CBO: $911 billion less federal Medicaid spending over ten years.
  3. EXPLAINED · JUL 2025“Got to take the wins that you can.”
MEDICAID · MORECEIPTS →

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    KATIE WILSON · D-WA · HOMELESSNESS · SAID VS. DIDKatie Wilson promised 1,000 new units in 2026. In September the deadline became the end of 2027.
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    JOHN FETTERMAN · D-PA · VOTER ID · SAID VS. DIDJohn Fetterman said a clean, standalone photo-ID bill would get his AYE. He voted no on cloture twice.
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    DON BACON · R-NE · IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · SAID VS. DIDDon Bacon said ICE and Border Patrol need to be reined in. He then voted for $38.5 billion for ICE with no mask or ID rules.
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    BRIAN FITZPATRICK · R-PA · IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · SAID VS. DIDBrian Fitzpatrick said the baseline rule for ICE has to be no masks. He then voted for $38.5 billion for ICE with no mask rule.
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    THOM TILLIS · R-NC · IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · SAID VS. DIDThom Tillis told Kristi Noem agents must be “corrected” for mistakes. Three months later he voted against ICE body cameras and for $70 billion in enforcement money.
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    BOB FERGUSON · D-WA · TAXES · SAID VS. DIDBob Ferguson said a wealth tax would face an immediate court challenge. He signed a millionaires' income tax; it was sued ten days later.
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    THOM TILLIS · R-NC · HOMELAND SECURITY · SAID VS. DIDThom Tillis voted to confirm Kristi Noem. A year later he said he had “none at all” confidence in her.
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    BOB FERGUSON · D-WA · TAXES · SAID VS. DIDBob Ferguson said businesses would pay less. Then he signed B&O tax increases.

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