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DUKE: Democrats Loved Politicizing The Fine Arts Commission Until Trump Played By Their Rules

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Hey y’all, welcome to another edition of Unfit to Print.

Trump is BREAKING NORMS again! Just kidding, the Democrats did it first. 

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ARTY FOUL 

Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond has a mega scoop!

President Donald Trump has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, which was expected to review construction plans for the new White House ballroom and triumphal arch. 

Diamond’s report claims the commission is an “independent” agency and “traditionally includes a mix of architects and urban planners.”

Democrats are sounding off on the move, with Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree declaring, “Are you fucking kidding me?” 

“He has now fired the gatekeepers … We gotta fight back. This is the People’s House!” Pingree exclaimed. 

It only takes getting to the third paragraph of the report, though, to realize the framing of this story does not reflect reality. 

“President Joe Biden appointed the six sitting commissioners to four-year terms, several of which would have extended through 2028,” Diamond writes. 

Huh. If this is an “independent” agency, how is it that Biden got to staff the entire........

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