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Trump's $277 million midterm push and more

CNN says the super PAC spent more than three million dollars on Meta ads in one week, more than the previous ninety days combined.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times reports the term-limited president's super PAC is wielding two hundred seventy-seven million dollars in the final stretch of the midterms, with no parallel in American history.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCNN says that super PAC spent more than three million dollars on Meta ads in one week, which is more than it spent over the previous ninety days.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt basically woke up and discovered Instagram.

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