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Did Gillibrand violate House ethics rules with eye-roll fundraising tweet during SOTU?

Did Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand violate House ethics rules by trying to fundraise during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address?

It sure looks like that, and the New York Democrat deleted the tweet soon after others started to notice.

On Tuesday night, Trump addressed the nation from the House floor. During his address, Gillibrand tweeted a gif of herself rolling her eyes and asking supporters to donate $5 to her campaign.

“Agree? Chip in $5 so we can put an end to this,” Gillibrand wrote in the now deleted tweet.

“Wages are rising at the fastest pace in decades, and growing for blue-collar workers, who I promised to fight for, faster than anyone else. […]

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