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A) I don't think there's anything illegal, here, and B) of course large private agencies manipulate elections, from news agencies to SuperPACs to social media, and C) there's not a heck of a lot we can do about that.
The best thing we can do is smarten up and think for ourselves. In short, we're doomed!😅
I agree that it’s probably not illegal for him to do that. But it is solvable if we decide to legislate some long overdue guardrails.
Just be careful how you do it. The First Amendment gives a lot of leeway for people to be shitty.