Verbatim: Carly Fiorina Says ‘Politics Is a Fact-Free Zone’

By Allen McDuffee
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“Politics is a fact-free zone. People just say things.”

— Carly Fiorina

Speaking at a town hall in Oklahoma City Tuesday, GOP contender Carly Fiorina defended her record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, which has been under much scrutiny in recent weeks. Fiorina continues to say she is proud of what she accomplished during her tenure at HP and says her critics are distorting the truth, despite what fact-checkers have shown.

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