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MAGA influencer's $10K White House payout predicted to 'backfire in exceptional fashion'

President Donald Trump plans to hand right-wing influencer Nick Shirley a $10,000 check on Tuesday as he unveils a new program paying Americans up to $30,000 for tips about government fraud. The Justice Department will run the $25 million program, called the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, which is part of Vice President JD Vance’s antifraud task…

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