Biggest Scam Yet Exposed: Republicans Just Pulled a $4.5 Trillion Con, And They’re Bragging About It

Republicans pulled off one of the biggest budget scams in U.S. history — and now they’re proudly lying about it on the campaign trail. When GOP lawmakers passed their massive tax bill, they used a shady accounting trick to make it look like it would cost the government just $715 billion over 10 years. That fake number helped them pass the bill without facing the political blowback of exploding the federal deficit.