Memorial Day betrayed: Trump's payout to the January 6th mob
On Memorial Day weekend, while Americans honor the fallen, Donald Trump floated cash payouts to the January 6th insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol. This isn't a whim. It's Plan C — a green light to the worst of the worst, designed to disrupt the midterms his own machine knows will hold him accountable. And while House Republicans scrambled to cancel the Iran war powers vote, Cuba is already in the crosshairs.
It's Memorial Day weekend. Americans are visiting Arlington, honoring generations who stepped forward with integrity, sacrifice, and…
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