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Maury McCord: GOP hypocrisy over Obama speaking fee

Republicans are vexed that President Obama accepted a $400,000 speaker fee, yet they have no problem with the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars spent to protect Melania Trump in her New York City penthouse while she refuses to be First Lady.

Maury McCord, Hughson

This story was originally published May 11, 2017 at 11:29 AM with the headline "Maury McCord: GOP hypocrisy over Obama speaking fee."

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