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'Are those fake books?' Leavitt shredded for hyping Trump's 'library' on Air Force One
Decorative Books, Undecorated CorruptionThe Propaganda Frame BreaksKaroline Leavitt posted a glossy photo of herself aboard Donald Trump’s new Air Force One, only to have the image collapse under its own absurdity: the bookshelf behind her was filled with fake books labeled “LIBRARY.” The plane itself is a retrofitted Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar and upgraded with $1 billion in taxpayer money, and Trump says it will later be transferred to his presidential library. Critics from across the spectrum called the arrangement a conflict of interest. The fake bookshelf is the smallest lie in the…
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