Ivanka And Jared Lead Trumpsters In New ‘Policy Institute’ Grift

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On April 13, Axios reported the launch of America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit self-described “research institute” with a $20 million budget and a roster of staffers drawn from among figures involved in scandal after scandal during Donald Trump’s one term in the White House.

Axios said that the organization’s mission is to continue and spread Trump’s policies.

The list of former Trump administration figures involved with the institute is long as it begins its work, according to its website, to “conduct research and develop policies that put the American people first.” The site also says, “Our guiding principles are liberty, free enterprise, national greatness, American military superiority, foreign-policy engagement in the American interest, and the primacy of American workers, families, and communities in all we do.” Continue reading.

Scoop: Trump alumni launch largest post-administration group

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A constellation of Trump administration stars today will launch the America First Policy Institute, a 35-person nonprofit group with a first-year budget of $20 million and the mission of perpetuating former President Trump’s populist policies.

Why it matters: Two top Trump alumni tell me AFPI is by far the largest pro-Trump outside group, besides Trump’s own Florida-based machine.

In the coming months, the group plans to take a large office space near the U.S. Capitol as a symbol that it’ll fight to be a muscular, well-heeled center of the future of conservatism. Continue reading.