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Lincoln Project's anti-Trump ads show power of biting satire

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
imageIf he's laughing, it's probably not at the Lincoln Project's satire.AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

The narrator in a recent Lincoln Project ad tells listeners, “In six months, COVID-19 has killed more Americans than any disease in a hundred years. Donald Trump lied about it, rejected science, and still has no plan to save Americans.”

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