Posted on Jan 31, 2023
Opinion | The cash grab at the center of Trump's looming return to Facebook
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."From where I’m sitting, the biggest effect of Trump’s return to Facebook isn’t the reopened fire hose of lies that got him suspended, but a renewed stream of cash to his 2024 coffers. It’s true that the Trump political machine already has a ton of money in the bank — sort of. As of late November, the various political action committees either controlled by Trump or supporting him were sitting on roughly $95 million. But as The Guardian recently reported, only a small fraction of that amount can be used in direct support of Trump’s campaigning. His Make America Great Again PAC, which was born out of his previous campaign committee, had about $35 million cash on hand at the end of last year’s midterms."...
..."From where I’m sitting, the biggest effect of Trump’s return to Facebook isn’t the reopened fire hose of lies that got him suspended, but a renewed stream of cash to his 2024 coffers. It’s true that the Trump political machine already has a ton of money in the bank — sort of. As of late November, the various political action committees either controlled by Trump or supporting him were sitting on roughly $95 million. But as The Guardian recently reported, only a small fraction of that amount can be used in direct support of Trump’s campaigning. His Make America Great Again PAC, which was born out of his previous campaign committee, had about $35 million cash on hand at the end of last year’s midterms."...
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What part f freedom of speech is so hard to grasp? Even the most notorious criminal has the right.
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