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Let’s review the toadies Trump put in his “Re-Open America Council” one-by-one, shall we?
@MarkMeadows
- sanctioned by Ethics Committee for failing to take action in sexual harassment case.
- 250k land sale in ‘19 that he failed to list on his financial disclosure.
- forced African American NY/NJ HUD chief Lynn Patton to stand behind him to prove Trump isn’t racist.
@IvankaTrump
- Trump overruled staff to get her security clearance
- uses private cell phone and email for government communication
- received 7 trademarks from China in wake of Trump saving Chinese telecommunications co. XTE.
- Trump claims she created 15m jobs BY HERSELF.
Jared Kushner
- slumlord featured on Dirty Money
- tried to set up private back channel to Russia
- countless omissions on his financial disclosure and foreign contacts
- Trump overruled staff to get him security clearance
- communicates with Khashoggi’s murder MBS via WhatsApp
@stevenmnuchin1
-known as the “foreclosure king” during 2008 financial crisis
- failed to list $100 million in assets on financial disclosure
- spent over 1M of taxpayer money on private flights and travel
– violated black letter law to conceal Donald Trump‘s tax returns.
@larry_kudlow
- fired from Bear Stearns for his cocaine addiction.
- claimed Iraq invasion would boost the economy
- famously and egregiously wrong about the 2008 market crash
- insisted s recently as March 6 that the coronavirus was “contained” and that they had “stopped it.”
Robert Lighthizer:
- 70 year old U.S Trade rep who has been vocally anti-free for about 40 years
- LOVES tariffs
- is the one we have to thank for Trump’s trade war with China
- a life-sized portrait of himself in his home
Wilber Ross:
- fmr board member for bank in Cyprus known for Russian money laundering
- agreed to divest of numerous investments as Sec of Commerce
- got caught not divesting
- attempted to put racially motivated citizenship question of 2020 census
- lies about it to Congress
Please note there is not a single doctor, scientist or epidemiologist on this council.

Not ONE goddamn person qualified to discuss how to “re-open” the economy without creating another wave of infections.

So why these people? Because they’re callous... and they’re corrupt.
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