MAGA's Grief Grift
There was a time when political movements paused, at least briefly, in the face of tragedy. Those norms are gone. In the modern MAGA ecosystem, tragedy is not an interruption to fundraising. It is a business opportunity.
Consider what just happened in Arizona.
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, allies of his movement quickly pushed legislation to create a specialty state license plate honoring him. Drivers would have paid about $25 annually, with roughly $17 of each fee routed into a fund benefiting a nonprofit aligned with Turning Point USA. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed the bill, warning that it would inject partisan politics into a government program that should remain neutral.
That explanation was diplomatic.
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