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  • From the Desk of Al Franken

Grotesque

Turns out, Americans have a pretty good bullshit meter!

The President of the United States threw a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago — dubbed “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” — on the very same night that SNAP benefits ended for 42 million Americans. And now millions are waiting in line at food banks.

It’s grotesque. And it’s also condescending.

Trump and his posse of morally bankrupt sycophants aren’t just out of touch — they’re mocking you.

We can’t let them keep getting away with it.

By the way — just yesterday, a federal judge ordered the administration to pay the full SNAP benefits immediately, since they hadn’t even delivered the partial payments they were told to send last week. And what did Trump’s Department of Justice do? They appealed.

If you’re as disgusted as I am, donate $10, $25, or whatever you can today to help us elect leaders who still believe in basic decency — and that no one in America should go hungry while billionaires toast themselves with gold-plated martinis.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. Maybe it’s this kind of stuff that Americans responded to on Election Day. Please donate so we can build on that success.

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Somehow, it’s been 20 years since I started Midwest Values PAC to help Democrats win elections — from progressive organizations to state legislatures to Congress to the White House — who share the values I grew up with in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

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Al

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