“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”
What PolitiFact found
McCarthy’s assertion is undercut by two centuries of U.S. history, including land gains following wars against Mexico, Spain, Filipino rebels, Japan and Native American tribes.
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In short
Kevin McCarthy (Former House Speaker) made this claim around 26 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 November 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Kevin McCarthy has 34 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 20 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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