Trump Turns Shutdown Address Into A Money Making Scam

Trump is using his shutdown address from the Oval Office to try to raise $500,000 that goes into Trump’s reelection fund.

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While government workers worry about how to afford food, Trump sent out this fundraising email:

Trump is also selling t-shirts related to the shutdown:

Trump is also texting his supporters for cash:

Workers that make an average of $500 a week are wondering how they are going to survive if they don’t get paid on Friday, while Trump is trying to cash in on a crisis that he created.

Trump shifted millions of dollars of campaign and donor funds into his business during the 2016 election, and there is no reason to believe that he isn’t doing the same thing with his reelection fund.

While people are struggling, Trump is trying to cash in on a government shutdown that he created.

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Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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