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Robert Reich

Sep 10, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Just a few MoCs who have spent campaign funds at Trump properties since he took office:

Sen. Gardner
Sen. Inhofe
Rep. Jordan
Rep. Meadows
Sen. Alexander
Sen. Crapo
Rep. Scalise
Sen. Paul
Sen. Blunt
Rep. Duffy
Sen. Tillis
Sen. Cotton
Sen. T Scott

A few more:

Rep. Rodgers
Rep. Kinzinger
Rep. Mooney
Rep. Barr
Rep. Biggs
Rep. A Scott
Sen. Cassidy
Rep. B Johnson
Rep. Posey
Rep. Byrne
Rep. Guthrie
Rep. Babin
Rep. Westerman
Rep. C Collins
Rep. LaHood
Rep. McKinley
Sen. Perdue
Rep. Lamborn
Rep. Hunter
Rep. Lucas
Rep. Upton

I can keep going:

Rep. Pence
Rep. Walden
Rep. Bilirakis
Rep. Bergman
Rep. Walorski
Rep. Fitzpatrick
Rep. J Smith
Rep. Banks
Sen. Barrasso
Sen. Boozman
Rep. J Carter
Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Thune
Rep. Calvert
Rep. Marchant
Rep. Brady
Rep. McCarthy
Rep. Zeldin
Rep. Smucker

Oh, you thought I was done? Not quite.

Rep. Gohmert
Rep. Walker
Rep. Burgess
Rep. McCaul
Rep. M Johnson
Rep. M Kelly
Sen. Rounds
Rep. Turner
Rep. B Carter
Rep. P King
Rep. Allen
Rep. Crawford
Rep. Aderholt
Rep. Marshall
Rep. Williams
Rep. Estes

And finally:

Sen. Daines
Rep. S Graves
Rep. Palazzo
Rep. Yoho
Rep. T Graves
Rep. Reed
Rep. T Rice
Rep. Balderson
Rep. Timmons
Rep. D Collins
Rep. Holding
Rep. Bost

Remember when Jimmy Carter had to divest from his peanut farm?

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