Defund the Left: While Trump launches military parades, he defunds federal agencies he considers leftist like the Agriculture Department shown here.

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Previous Republican presidents tried to defund the left but Trump turned it into a Maoist purge.

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Horowitz Report Undermines Barr’s Conspiracy Theories

by Nancy LeTourneau December 10, 2019January 9, 2022

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by Nancy LeTourneau December 5, 2019January 9, 2022

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by Nancy LeTourneau November 19, 2019January 9, 2022

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by Nancy LeTourneau November 12, 2019January 9, 2022

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Defund the Left: Trump’s Cultural Warfare Explained

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Trump’s Enablers Prepare an Impeachment Distraction. Will the Media Fall For It?

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