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Donald Trump's former White House aide is under fire after a video showed him claiming to distribute fake money to homeless people so that they will be arrested when they spend it.

Johnny McEntee, formerly the White House Presidential Personnel Office under the former president, posted a video on TikTok in which he discusses the purported scheme to "clean up the community."

"So I always keep this fake Hollywood money in my car, so when a homeless person asks for money, and I give them like a $5 bill, I feel good about myself, they feel good," said McEntee, also a senior advisor to Project 2025. "And then when they go to use it, they get arrested, so I'm actually helping to clean up the community and get them off the street."

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

literally psychopathic behavior.

[–] 1D10 11 points 6 months ago

Even if it is "Hollywood" money, he is passing as real and that may be a crime itself.

But won't matter cause no Republicans will be ashamed by his actions.

[–] gastationsushi 8 points 6 months ago

The party of Jesus y'all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Mh, so he admits to the distribution of fake money... to get arrested and that will clean up the community?