UPDATE: Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to #Trump #ballroom

By Judd Legum

"Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that #ExtremityCare – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch – donated $5 million to #MAGAInc., President Trump’s super PAC, on February 24. Six days later, Trump blasted a pending Biden administration rule that would have barred Medicare from covering Extremity Care’s products.

"The Biden rule was initially scheduled to take effect in February 2025, but was delayed by the Trump administration until April 13 as part of a blanket regulatory freeze. On April 11, 40 days after Trump’s post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the rule would be delayed until at least January 1, 2026, allowing Extremity Care to continue charging Medicare for its products.

"As that deadline approaches, Extremity Care has secretly donated $2.5 million toward the construction of a new White House ballroom, a top priority for Trump. The White House publicly released a list of donors last month, but Extremity Care was not included. According to The New York Times, the company was permitted to donate anonymously."

https://popular.info/p/update-medicare-freeze-beneficiary

#HungerGames #KillThePoor #PowerCorruptionAndLies

UPDATE: Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to Trump ballroom

Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that Extremity Care – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch – donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., President Trump’s super PAC, on February 24.

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superPAC: Securing American Greatness

Trump Dark Money Group Attacks Biden in PA
https://readsludge.com/2024/06/03/new-trump-dark-money-group-pennsylvania-biden-attack-ads

Trump's Last-Min. Dark Money Injection
https://readsludge.com/2024/12/10/trump-got-last-minute-dark-money-injection

* $62M f. dark money grp SAG
* Trump campaign aide Taylor Budowich
* named Trump2 deputy chiefs of staff
* alongside senior W.H. pos'ns for Dan Scavino, Stephen Miller, James Blair

Miller: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113392174841132859

#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#DarkMoney #superPACs #SecuringAmericanGreatness #TaylorBudowich #MAGAinc

New Trump-Aligned 'Dark Money' Group Attacks Biden in Pennsylvania

The new group, Securing American Greatness, is run by the leader of Trump's top super PAC.

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[thread] Trump superPAC: Securing American Greatness

* 501(c)(4) run by Taylor Budowich
* Trump1 comm. dir.
* oversees largest pro-Trump superPAC, Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Budowich
* American political consultant
* conservative political operative
* Exec Dir: Tea Party Express, & MAGA Inc.
* comm. roles for Trump’s political ops

#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#DarkMoney #superPACs #SecuringAmericanGreatness #TaylorBudowich #MAGAinc
#AttackAds

Taylor Budowich - Wikipedia

In Feb 2022, the #PAC announced that it had $122M in its coffers.

By the beginning of 2023, the PAC’s cash on hand was down to $18M, filings show. The rest had been spent on staff salaries, on the costs of Trump’s “political activities” last yr — incl’g some spending on other candidates & grps — & in other ways. That included the $60M that was transferred to #MAGAInc., a #superPAC that is supporting #Trump. And >$16M went to pay #LegalBills.

#Grift #RICO #FEC #DarkMoney #GOP #Republican #MAGA