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Approximately 70% of precincts were out of balance. That’s a BIG problem.
Many precincts out of balance throughout Wayne County. That means that those precincts can NOT be recounted. This means that the number of ballots cast don't match the number of people who signed in.
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All you need to know about who won debate is Whitmer rushing out and Dixon staying to answer questions.
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More great
@JohnJamesMI
news! Skubick explains: That “oh, oh” you hear from the camp of Gary Peters is that, in one week, two polls are out showing his race against R challenger John James is a statistical dead heat.
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Thank you
@JohnJamesMI
We know you will stay in fight for Michigan and your movement to
#LetsFly
isn’t going anywhere! 🦅 🇺🇸
I ran to help people & you helped me do that. Thank you.
As we continue to fight for our republic, remember the battle is not ours, but the Lord's. And our enemy is not our fellow Americans.
God bless you. God bless Michigan. And God bless America.
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MI Senate race moved to Toss Up rating!
@JohnJamesMI
continues to impress.
#letsflyMI
🦅 🇺🇸
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Excellent first hand account of how Detroit vote was counted.
I was there and can confirm this is true.
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Congressman
@DrPaulGosar
is correct here. When a corporation like
@twitter
provides resources to Democrat but bans
#LauraLoomer
it is illegal corporate campaign contribution. FEC can’t act so AG Barr and DOJ must!
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Good reminder that it violates FEC statute for Twitter corporation to not allow Republican candidate to have account (while allowing Democrat). If FEC doesn’t have quorum to enable action, then DOJ should step in!
Laura Loomer Files FEC Complaint Against Twitter for Political Bias
“Loomer is represented by Charlie Spies...”Once Ms. Loomer became a federal candidate, it became illegal for Twitter to ban her while providing free access to her Democrat opponent.””
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Yet another credible first-hand account of the intimidation & irregularities at Detroit vote processing site. I was there and also saw most of these things myself. As the author here asks: If was nothing to hide, then why the efforts to avoid review?
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Read our FEC Complaint Against Twitter - a corporation can’t give free access to the Democrat candidate and ban the Republican. That’s an impermissible in-kind contribution to the Democrat.
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Comms team may want to consult with counsel before running with “committed crime but didn’t realize how big impact would be” excuse…
NEW: Bowman spox Emma Simon on him pulling the fire alarm.
“Congressman Bowman did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote. The Congressman regrets any confusion.”
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Wow. Very strong debate performance from
@tudordixon
- Whitmer was flustered having to defend her record and Dixon demonstrated knowledge and plans to move Michigan back to common sense leadership.
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Thank you for strong and correct leadership Governor.
Hamas is a terrorist organization and Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorist attacks.
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Another first hand account (from former MI state senator) of voting & counting issues in Detroit.
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🚨 🚨 What Elias is declaring is that he is working with Broward election supervisor (what has committed and is committing crimes in administration of electrons) to keep “finding” votes until the Democrat wins. This is wrong and must be stopped by court and Law enforcement.
Marc Elias is representing Bill Nelson. And he thinks Nelson has the votes.
HAND RECOUNT!
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Court strikes down illegal decision excluding Robbie and
@MorganOrtagus
from ballot!
BREAKING: WE DID IT! WE WON our court case! The court has instructed
@TNGOP
to tell the state that their decision to kick me off the ballot is invalid! Tennessee needs a fighter and we've proven with my relentless pursuit of Justice that I'll be the fighter TN needs!
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Good political news for
#LauraLoomer
who had to file FEC complaint against Twitter because they let her D opponent have an account, but not her!
Impressive:
Free Speech Candidate Laura Loomer Opens 9-Point Lead in Florida Congressional Race!
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This is just brutal. Whitmer’s “schools closed for 3 months” gaffe reminds parents why they were so upset. May give election to
@TudorDixon
New Ad: Whitmer’s Gaslighting of Parents Exposed!
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+kids have been in school for past year, and economy is booming.
Just saying…
Florida currently has the third LOWEST rate of Covid infections among all 50 U.S. states. Only Hawaii and Connecticut are lower. Scientifically, Florida is one of the safest places you can be in the nation right now. The risk is higher in 47 other states
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1) Peters is bragging in paid advertising about working with
@realDonaldTrump
- best evidence you could have that Trump is getting stronger in Michigan.
2) Is this ad playing statewide? Bet not...
3) MI Farm Bureau has endorsed
@JohnJamesMI
(after supporting Stabenow in '18).
When I heard from Michigan cherry growers like Nels about imported cherries being sold at unfair prices, I got to work fighting for them.
We’re up with a new ad about my work for the growers and small businesses powering Michigan’s economy.
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Great fact-check Josh. Prohibiting the giving of gifts, including food & drink, to people within 150 ft of polling place is pretty standard in election law.
@FoxNewsSunday
needs to do correction on Chris Wallace’s misstatement of law.
Here is the relevant section of the Georgia statute we discussed on
@FoxNewsSunday
. Last section clearly exempts poll workers from prohibitions on political entities providing, water etc.
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Yesterday
#AbrahamAccords
Today
#B1G
Football.
Good week for America.
Good week for
@realDonaldTrump
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This is a big deal/remarkable. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner faces professional misconduct probe, could lose law license because of her misconduct when persecuting former Gov.
@ericgreitens
via
@KMOV
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That raises some fun legal questions...
Juanita Broaddrick just told me Breitbart paid for her travel expenses to the debate.
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In Michigan, sports bar has priorities straight featuring
@JohnJamesMI
on TVs. Diners cheered for him!
#MISen
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Over $20M of Whitmer attack ads and it’s a 6 pt race. Pro-Dixon ads just starting, and a debate this week = 🔥
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New poll today showing more momentum for
@JohnJamesMI
and also good to have support from Michigan Chamber!
#LetsFlyMI
🦅 🇺🇸
Time for a change. The Michigan Chamber supports John James for the US Senate. 🇺🇸
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Great questions. Now ask
@jack
about
@Twitter
corporate campaign contributions providing free products to Democrats Charlie Crist and Lois Frankel, but not verifying opponent
@realannapaulina
and banning Laura Loomer's campaign from the platform.
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Over 300 people showed up on Saturday AM in Grandville for
@JohnJamesMI
- remember when 2 years ago big crowds showed for
@realDonaldTrump
rallies in MI, but he “had no chance” because behind in polls a month out?
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Even if you don’t like the candidate, the legal principles here are important. Twitter can’t pick and choose which candidates to give corporate support to. This is our FEC Complaint that we filed on behalf of Laura Loomer for Congress:
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After 20 yrs in VA & DC, today I was honored to be moved for admission to
@MIStateBar
by my father (56 yr member) and sworn in by
@MISupremeCourt
@_JusticeClement
- thank you both!
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@mattgaetz
is right that the FEC needs to take action now to crack down on
@Twitter
illegal in-kind contributions to Democrats (by banning Republican candidate accounts).
#LauraLoomer
filed complaint months ago. Now FEC or DOJ must act!
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Worth watching: CA appointed AG Bonta was so worried about running against
@NathanHochmanAG
that Bonita’s team spent over $1M trying to elevate a less electable R. It didn’t work and Hochman is on track to be R candidate, w/100K vote lead!
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This is remarkable considering Peters is coming off a $1M+ advertising campaign and
@JohnJamesMI
hasn’t run any ads.
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Key point here is that months ago the Wayne County Board of Canvassers asked Sec. of State Benson to appoint a state monitor, and even Detroit Mayor Duggan asked Benson to get the Detroit absentee counting situation fixed.
Benson (a Detroit native) wouldn't do it.
In August, 72% of Detroit absentee precincts didn't match the votes cast. The Wayne Co Board of Canvassers asked
@joeclynbenson
to investigate. Benson has not responded to the canvassers with results of an investigation.
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Great news from Michigan, with
@JohnJamesMI
looking at new lean R Congressional seat.
#LetsFly
🦅 🇺🇸
NEWS: John James 'strongly considering' run for U.S. House under new map, according to two sources close to him.
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This is especially impressive (consistently outraising the incumbent) considering
@Twitter
content-based discrimination against Loomer’s campaign. There is complaint pending with the FEC because of Twitter’s in-kind corporate contribution to her Democrat opponent.
'Republican AOC' Laura Loomer gains steam in congressional run
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FEC won’t act quickly in shutting down this illegal discrimination against
#LauraLoomer
campaign by Twitter so now DOJ needs to step in.
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Twitter's election interference is clear, it violates federal election law, and
@realannapaulina
and
@GOPChairwoman
and
@gop
deserve credit for being willing to stand up to this illegal activity.
GOP Candidate
@realannapaulina
filed similar complaint earlier this week, represented by premier GOP attorney
@cspiesdc
.
This will be a trailblazing fight for constitutional conservatives long after November 2020.
Great move by
@GOP
to pursue.
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Come on Chris, you’re better than this false equivalency. There’s a difference between playing with politics (which both sides undeniably do) and trying to personally destroy a man (which D’s are doing here, like Reid tried when lying about Romney, but R’s did NOT do to Garland)
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Not only is our political coalition growing
@cpac
, so is our ecumenical community.
@RepMarkWalker
preached to our Evangelical attendees and
@frfrankpavone
to our Catholic attendees
#thisisunifying
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Whitmer and allies have spent almost $10M unanswered attacking
@TudorDixon
and Dixon is still within 5 pts and Whitmer is under 50. Michigan is a race!
New
@trafalgar_group
/
@MINewsSource
#MIGov
#Poll
(8/22-25) shows incumbent
#Whitmer
w/the lead
#mipol
49.4%
@gretchenwhitmer
45.3%
@TudorDixon
1.6%
@LPMary4Gov
1.3% Other
2.4% Und
See Report:
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As MI voting process and irregularities are examined, I’m urging
@JohnJamesMI
to follow the “Peters Plan” (named after Gary Peters taking 20 days to concede his close election so votes could be examined). Only then can we be confident in process. Still
#LetsFly
🦅 🇺🇸
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Amazing prayer about the sacrifice of our armed forces and first responders. Worth watching.
The military chaplain's prayer before the Army Navy game:
"In this game every player on the field is willing to die for every person watching."
Wow.
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& the fact that the next $45 million raised for campaign can be used to pay himself. Huge prob for potential donors!
Larger effect of Trump showing just over $1M on hand: the remaining on the fence donors have new rationale to withhold their cash
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Strong and eloquent statement from the PM. Thank you!
Britain would not be Britain without its Jewish community. And we will stand with you and celebrate with you - at Chanukah and all year round.
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Thanksgiving Piecaken - delicious layers of pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and apple spice cake. G-d Bless America!
🦃 🙏 🇺🇸
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If you’re up and want election litigation updates, join me on
@FOXandFRENDS
on
@FoxNews
shortly.
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I’m excited to join
@dickinsonwright
today! FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - Charlie Spies has joined Dickinson Wright, along with Sloane Carlough and Jessica Brouckaert. Spies is a longtime election law attorney and counsel to
@RepublicanAGs
.
via
@politico
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Hard to argue with
@TudorDixon
“has a valid point about timing…
Debates should be useful to the maximum number of voters, and that requires them to be held earlier in the campaign cycle.”
via
@detroitnews
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Love this. Disagree with her politics, but candidates with multiple pairs of shoes they wore through campaigning deserve respect.
Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons.
1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds.
2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles.
Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.
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A Democrat said she found herself unexpectedly defending
@RonDeSantisFL
policies to her friends up north. “People here, they’ve been able to work. The kids have been able to go to school,” she said.
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This bears repeating.
Gary Peters is refusing to do any debates on network TV. That = bad look for incumbent career politician.
@JohnJamesMI
has accepted those debate invitations.
It's 50 Days from Election Day. 🗳️
The polls in the
#MISen
race are in a dead heat 🔥
@JohnJamesMI
has agreed to 3 TV debates on Local News and Gary Peters has avoided them all. 📺
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All that and she will be a Jewish Republican Congresswoman - which we need more of!
Great to be in Michigan tonight! Proud to support
@LenaEpstein
- an early supporter of President Trump. She’ll be a fighter for the
@RealDonaldTrump
agenda in Congress & a strong advocate for the people of Michigan!
#MI11
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@JohnJamesMI
brings down the house explaining the American dream (which does NOT involve socialism) at
#CPAC2020
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Agree,
@JohnJamesMI
will be a great colleague for you in the Senate!
We need more Black leaders in the Senate and the House.
Pass it on.
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Polls like this only matter with context. Here, Pensler outspent James 20-1 in the spring and built a lead while he was only candidate with broadcast advertising. Now that lead is erased, voters are hearing the
@JohnJamesMI
story, and James has clear Momentum. (i.e. "BIG MO")
DEAD HEAT? New
@EmersonPolling
for MI this morning has U.S Senate GOP Primary deadlocked at
@SandyPensler
28 percent and
@JohnJamesMI
28 percent w/15 days left to go. More breakdown and how both might fare in Nov vs
@SenStabenowl
-- at 7 a,m, on the Morning Wake Up!
@1320WILS
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If Stabenow has confidence in record and accomplishments, then = easy to say yes to
@JohnJamesMI
here. Her 18 years of experience talking in US Senate should be advantage in debate against against non-politician...
I'm calling for six debates before the Nov. 6 election. Sen. Debbie Stabenow has had 43 years to work for Michigan and has failed to lead. It’s time for Stabenow to answer for decades of inaction.
#LetsFlyMI
#TeamJohnJames
#MISen
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That’s absurd from Politico. Can anyone give an example of
@DemRedistrict
doing anything that doesn’t exclusively benefit Democrats? Which is ok...just be honest about it.
.
@politico
: "[
@DemRedistrict
] is relatively nonpartisan: The group advocates for fair legislative maps, not just newly redrawn districts designed to benefit Democrats."
Correction:
@DemRedistrict
is as partisan as it gets. Their own IRS filing says so 👇
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Well deserved! On the list
@JohnJamesMI
(veteran & businessman...only non-politician listed) also = impressive!
#LetsFlyMI
🦅 🇺🇸
#TeamElise
+ Grassroots +
@WINRED
= 💰💸📈
1⃣ LOWEST average online donation in the Country - $24.59
3⃣rd MOST online donations in Congress - 33,982 total
4⃣th HIGHEST online fundraising in Congress - $835,694.32
THANK YOU to all our GRASSROOTS supporters!
#RealResults
#NY21
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Look at that crowd in line!
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For anyone who wants renewed faith in politics, please watch this short speech. It’s why, despite Stabenow having all the $$$,
@JohnJamesMI
is still picking up momentum and going to shock the pundits in 3 days!
#MISenate
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Ready for convention with Detroit style pizza and
@BellsBrewery
West Michigan beer.
#PureMichigan
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As media-darling Beto drops in TX,
@JohnJamesMI
rises in MI (he’s just as close as Beto is!) against Debbie Stabenow
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Personal Note: Congratulations to my wife Lisa for her gift to the Arlington Chabad center in her father’s memory. via
@JNS_org
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Hard to believe that
@SenGaryPeters
refused to do this same
@Local4News
debate just two years later (which
@JohnJamesMI
immediately accepted).
#Sad
Hard to believe this was two years ago today.
Not hard to believe Schuette wasn’t maintaining six feet of social distance.
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Even if you don’t like
#LauraLoomer
politics, this is really troubling to have
@Xfinity
&
@comcast
blocking her campaign’s fundraising texts.
@FEC
isn’t acting on big tech election interference, it is time
@realDonaldTrump
or DOJ does something.
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Thank you to
@USC_Athletics
for new
@B1Gfootball
hospitality, hosting
@umichband
and
@SklarBrothers
for
#BeatBama
🌹
@rosebowlgame
@CFBPlayoff
Pep Rally. Happy New Year and
#GoBlue
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Thank you
@JohnJamesMI
for principled leadership today, asking MI State Board of Canvassers to take time to fully audit Wayne County election results (but complete by Dec. 7 so d/n impact electors).
This = reasonable approach that protects integrity of Michigan elections.
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@TudorDixon
is correct in
@detnews
arguing for accountability from Gov Whitmer and SOS Benson for their rushed and ILLEGAL pre-election rule changes. And then Michigan must enact common sense election reform like vote ID.
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@ShaneGoldmacher
Important to note that
@realannapaulina
FEC Complaint against Twitter for making an illegal in-kind corporate contribution to her D opponent (by giving the D a free account and refusing a blue checkmark to her, the R nominee) has NOT been dismissed.
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As an election lawyer, I can confirm that he is correct.
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To put a fine point on this, MI SC unanimously says Nessel violated the law to prosecute her political enemies. Let that sink in...
Justice Bernstein, a Dem nominee, says Dem AG Dana Nessel's office "invoked obscure statutes, specifically—MCL 767.3 and MCL 767.4—to deprive defendants of their statutory right to a preliminary examination."
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Ambassador Haley is awesome.
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Thank you W.
🇺🇸 🇮🇱
“My view is: one side is guilty, and it’s not Israel.”
- George W. Bush 🇮🇱❤️
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UM Debate celebrated naming of the Charles and Lisa Spies Debate Director’s Office and Debate Team Scholarship Endowment. Charlie graduated from UM in 1995 and EGR H.S. Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Chair of the UM Board of Regents Ron Weiser were on hand for the event
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Monday is FEC report when see if Trump forgave loan &= self-funding...or if he is still raising $ to pay himself!
Trump tells me, after rally, he'd "self-fund" the general in a minute: "It's cheaper for me to self-fund." Story tk.
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They can still all be here, just need to call Candidate Barbie a “special guest” and not talk PAC strategy around her and Campaign Manager!
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Wedding in Jerusalem where bride explained she met Keith at “the most romantic spot possible,” a Jews for Jeb! event.
@JebBush
@JebBushJr
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