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6. Credit to The Swamp

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:10 PM

Mar 24

https://theswamp.substack.com/p/today-in-the-swamp-tuesday-march-8dc

Donald Trump has another good reason to keep praising his Cabinet members as they continue their relentless sucking up through his second term—they are putting their money where their mouths are by lining the president's pockets. An astonishing 20 out of 23 of his Cabinet members have donated big checks to Trump's campaign, The Swamp has discovered. Former WWE wrestling boss Linda McMahon is the biggest donor with $20 million, and Trump’s New York pal Howard Lutnick has given $10 million. Perhaps the Cabinet runs on a sliding scale—the less they give, the more they need to grovel.