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A fundraising email from President Donald Trump’s political action committee has a provocative pitch: using an image from Saturday’s dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers, it promises access to the president’s “private national security briefings.” The email, sent by Never Surrender, Inc., promotes what it calls a “National Security Briefing Membership” and urges recipients to “claim your spot” with multiple links to donate, in what it describes as an exclusive group receiving updates about national security threats. It promises that members will “receive my private national security briefings, unfiltered updates on the threats facing America. The straight truth on border invasions, foreign adversaries, deep state sabotage, and every danger the fake news hides.” It is absolutely disgusting for Trump to use a picture of caskets of deceased service members for his own financial gain and fundraising efforts. Additionally, offering access to unfiltered national security briefings, that require security clearance to attend, puts our national security at risk in a shockingly reckless way. Why is the Republican dominated Congress allowing this to happen? Start acting as a co-equal branch of government. Start acting like the strong check on the balance of power of the Executive Branch that Congress is meant to be!