Claire McCaskill was celebrating her 65th birthday yesterday, but amid the watermelon mojitos, her campaign was fending off an avalanche of bad press focusing on her out-of-touch taxpayer funded lifestyle. And to make her day even worse, President Trump stopped in Kansas City yesterday afternoon, where he boosted her opponent, Attorney General Josh Hawley, and blasted McCaskill for her vote against middle-class tax cuts.
In case you missed it…
Kansas City Star: Businesses linked to McCaskill’s husband get $131 million in federal dollars
ABC 30: Companies Tied To McCaskill’s Husband Reaped $131 Million In Federal Money Since 2007
AP: Trump touts Hawley during Kansas City stop
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: At VFW event, Trump stumps for Hawley
Wall Street Journal: McCaskill and the Swamp
Fox News: McCaskill campaign hit with report on husband’s federal subsidy windfall
Washington Free Beacon: Claire McCaskill Spent Thousands to Use Private Plane on RV Tour
The Daily Caller: Claire McCaskill’s Phony Transparency Ploys
Washington Free Beacon: McCaskill Says Her ‘Jaw Dropped’ at $1k Cost for GOP Fundraiser With Trump. It Cost $98k to Host Her Fundraiser With Obama.
Washington Examiner: Trump praises Hawley in his backyard: ‘We need Josh badly’