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Trump says war is more important than…

I’ll give Donald Trump this — every once in a while, he accidentally tells the truth.

Unfortunately, when he does, it’s usually something like this:

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Totally affordable:

  • Another war
  • A brand-new ballroom
  • A cool $10 billion IRS payout that somehow benefits — you guessed it — himself

“Sorry, too expensive”:

  • Child care
  • Health care
  • Anything that makes your life a little more affordable

And on health care, it gets worse. Trump and his Republican sycophants gutted Medicaid by over a trillion dollars to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires — and now they have the nerve to say we “can’t afford” care.

That’s not math. That’s priorities. Meanwhile we’re spending a billion dollars a day on a war no one asked for in Iran. 

But here’s the truth: in the richest country on Earth, we absolutely can afford child care. We can afford health care. We can afford to support working families.

Maybe — just maybe — we could spend a little more on families and a little less on…ballrooms and bombs?

Thanks,

Al

P.S. Trump is asking Congress for a $1.5 TRILLION military budget in fiscal year 2027. That’s the highest level in modern history. Oh, and he plans to cut $73 billion from housing, education, and climate programs to make room for the request. Help!

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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.

Since 2006, Midwest Values PAC has invested more than $4 million in 341 candidates and organizations — and counting. 

Of course, none of this happens without you (or supporters like you) who care enough to pitch in.

As we mark our 20th anniversary, the work is more urgent than ever. This year, we have a big job: flip the House, take the Senate, and win up and down the ballot at the state and local level.

To mark our 20th year, we’ve set an ambitious goal: 26,000 contributions by Election Day 2026.

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Thanks for being part of this fight, and for sticking with us for 20 years (or for just joining — welcome!).

Al

P.S. Over the years, okay, decades, we’ve helped Democrats win tough races all across the country by investing early, intelligently, and strategically. That’s how you flip seats. That’s how you protect democracy. And that’s how you stop the worst impulses of a president who never should have been president in the first place.

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