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demmiblue

(36,903 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:03 PM Jan 2019

RED ALERT! I talked with a few sources on Capitol Hill and am hearing Trump folks are paying to...

RED ALERT! I talked with a few sources on Capitol Hill and am hearing Trump folks are paying to barrage offices with pro-wall calls ahead of Thursday's vote. These calls are BS but can make it seem like there's public support for the wall. Here are three ways we can combat this:

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RED ALERT! I talked with a few sources on Capitol Hill and am hearing Trump folks are paying to... (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2019 OP

Trump always seems to have money to throw around riversedge Jan 2019 #1

Putin Has a Big Budget dlk Jan 2019 #2

he started his run for re-election in 2020 NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #4

i got one of those a while back and promptly hung up AllaN01Bear Jan 2019 #3

I think these calls are going to members of congress. AJT Jan 2019 #5

I just made my call bdamomma Jan 2019 #6

riversedge

(70,351 posts)

1. Trump always seems to have money to throw around

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:05 PM

Jan 2019

dlk

(11,582 posts)

2. Putin Has a Big Budget

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:06 PM

Jan 2019

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

4. he started his run for re-election in 2020

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:10 PM

Jan 2019

within days of being inaugurated in January of 2017 - another "unprecedented" thing he has done. Bush Jr was considered very aggressive for filing to run not long after the 2002 midterms.

Any more spent now is being paid for with his campaign cash slush fund.