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UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:17 PM Oct 2020

264 on SHITLER's celebrity Enemies List, only 10 pass his sniff test. Taxpayer money.

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/leaked-trump-admin-document-describes-191559664.html

Leaked Trump Admin Document Describes Billie Eilish as 'Destroying Our Country and Everything We Care About'

A leading Trump administration official (HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo) reportedly tainted a $250 million advertising contract originally intended to "defeat despair and inspire hope" amid the pandemic by, among other sadly unsurprising things, excluding public figures they believed were not aligned with Trump or his widely panned policy attempts.

A peculiar amount of ire, per the Washington Post, was reserved for Grammy winner Billie Eilish. A document detailing the administration's problems with an assortment of "at least" 274 artists and celebrities who were being considered for the public health campaign pointed out that Eilish is, in fact, "not a Trump supporter." Furthermore, in the words of the document, the Trump team is convinced the 18-year-old megastar is "destroying our country and everything we care about."

... the pricey public health ad, though said to have intentionally been intended to encourage optimism during the ongoing pandemic, quickly became more of an attempt to track down virtually apolitical celebrities and/or those who would somehow manage to make Trump look good.

Ultimately, only 10 celerities—including Dr. Oz and Dennis Quaid—got the approval from the administration to be involved with the program. However, the program itself is currently under review, with none of the PSA videos having aired publicly. ....

Other figures who were under consideration but ultimately not approved for similar reasons include Jennifer Lopez, Judd Apatow, George Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Justin Timberlake, Jack Black, and Johnny Depp. ...

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264 on SHITLER's celebrity Enemies List, only 10 pass his sniff test. Taxpayer money. (Original Post) UTUSN Oct 2020 OP
So they could have had taxpayer funding campaign ads underpants Oct 2020 #1
Only 10/264 made the smell test? Wow. Does this show bias or not? Does this show just how ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #2

underpants

(197,182 posts)
1. So they could have had taxpayer funding campaign ads
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:23 PM
Oct 2020

with much loved celebs (JLo and Justin are you kidding me) and they couldn’t get out of their own way?

SWBTATTReg

(26,399 posts)
2. Only 10/264 made the smell test? Wow. Does this show bias or not? Does this show just how ...
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:33 PM
Oct 2020

few people want to be involved w/ anything that has the trump name on it? Does this show how desperate the trump campaign truly is, when they can only come up w/ 10 names safely in the 'bag'? Kind of pathetic and also, sad.

I got a funny feeling that when it's all over with and done, trump will be the only one left eating at the brunch at his golf course (what few are still open, the rest having been seized for back taxes, etc.).

I hope that this rubs him the wrong way.

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