Tom Cotton

6 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 14, 2025 by Tim Urban · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Feb 14, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Urban: 62% of Americans supported Tom Cotton's military deployment op-ed
“During the George Floyd riots, Tom Cotton writes, they'll send in the troops, which 62% of Americans agreed with it. In that moment.”
Tim Urban Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 45:23 How AI Might Solve the Alien Mystery: Thought Leader's Paradox · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cotton: Local and state officials have lobbied him to appease China
“You can have mayors and city councilmen and county executives and state legislators come to Washington and ask their congressman, senator to take it easy on China. It's happened to me.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 23:58 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cotton: Trump and Hegseth are willing to order military strikes against cartels
“President Trump is certainly willing to do that. Obviously Pete Hexeth is too.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 33:49 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 negative
Opinion
Cotton: China likely destroyed COVID-19 evidence and disappeared knowledgeable witnesses
“I suspect most of the evidence has been destroyed in Wuhan and anyone in China who knew about it has probably been disappeared.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 10:33 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Cotton: Obama required presidential approval for Middle East terrorist strikes
“His policy was you had to call the president to get a strike against some random terrorist in the Middle East.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 34:17 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cotton: Trump views Mexican cartel terrorist designations as an initial step
“Declaring them foreign terrorist organizations, unlocking all the tools that we would use against Al Qaeda and ISIS. Around the world is an important step, and I know that President Trump and Pam Bondi and Kash Patel and others who are directly overseeing this…”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 32:33 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
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