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The Committee to Defend the President is a political action committee that supports President Donald Trump's re-election.

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Committee to Defend the President
stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden:

Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."

By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020
Committee to Defend the President
stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan.

By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2020
Committee to Defend the President
stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook ad:

Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."

By Jon Greenberg • November 12, 2019

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