Senior White House aides plot multi-million-dollar campaign for tax reform

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By ALEX ISENSTADT 10/23/2017 10:59 PM EDT Updated 10/23/2017 11:44 PM EDT

Senior White House officials huddled on Monday evening with the leaders of an administration-backed political group to begin mapping out a multimillion-dollar campaign to sell tax reform.

With President Donald Trump set to meet with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, the push is taking on greater intensity. Those involved in Monday’s gathering included Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Nick Ayers. Also present were Brian Walsh, Brad Parscale, Katie Walsh, and Corey Lewandowski — all top strategists for the pro-Trump nonprofit America First Policies.

During the course of the hour-long meeting, top officials with America First Policies signaled plans to wage an aggressive effort to push tax reform, according to four people with knowledge of the discussion. The group told the White House it was planning to spend in the millions. A White House spokesman declined to comment on the talks.

The meeting comes at a sensitive time for the administration. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has launched a nationwide campaign to oust Senate Republicans in next year’s midterms. While some conservative activists are cheering Bannon, some close to the White House worry that the anti-incumbent bid could undercut Trump’s efforts to win legislative support for the tax overhaul.


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[BumRushDaShow]

1. "Corey Lewandowski"

Why the hell is he back in the picture?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Maybe he never really left. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Well I would expect that Jared kept him far away.

But given Manafort's and Kushner's troubles, he has bubbled up again.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Maybe then it is a sign Jared's influence is ebbing away.

We can hope. He is one nasty guy.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. What might be interesting is if Kellyanne gets into a grudge match with Lewandowski!

[Irish_Dem]

7. I love it when they start trashing each other in public.

Or insiders start leaking damaging information.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Yup.

[mopinko]

3. which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about their plans.

[DK504]

9. " the pro-Trump nonprofit America First Policies."

Well that explains it all.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It's NOT tax reform. It's tax HEIST or tax GIVEAWAY or tax TRANSFER from middle class to rich. . nt