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šŸŽ¶Ted Buddā€™s Been Everywhere, ManšŸŽ¶

Oct 07, 2022

Iā€™ve been everywhere, man. Iā€™ve been everywhere, man. – Ted Budd (probably)

With just one month to go until Election Day, weā€™re highlighting some of the biggest Republican scandals from this election cycle.

Corruption is a tiring line of work, but thankfully for Ted Budd, his dark money allies have treated him to several luxurious vacations to help ease the burden of being a sellout.

Budd has been a darling of dark money special interests throughout his career, which is why they spent $15 million to help him win the Republican nomination.

This summer, new reporting revealed that Budd ā€œtook advantage of his positionā€ in Congress by taking a series of trips worth over $30,000 to destinations like Miami, Palm Beach, and Oslo, Norwayā€”all funded by corporate special interests. He stayed at ā€œultra-poshā€ resorts where rooms cost a minimum of $900 per night, while taking thousands of campaign dollars from corporate special interests.

Even Republicans have said Budd is a weak candidate who is ā€˜wholly owned and operatedā€™ by dark money groups.

As Budd plans his next special interest-funded trip, weā€™re dedicating Johnny Cashā€™s rendition of ā€œIā€™ve Been Everywhereā€ to him because we can only imagine thatā€™s what heā€™s jamming out to, while raking it in from dark money special interests.

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