Michael Hiltzik: Shaming Trump donors by revealing they donated to Trump? What's wrong with that?
What's most fascinating about the controversy raging about Rep. Joaquin Castro's tweeting out the names of donors to President Trump's campaign is that Castro's Republican detractors seem to be admitting to a dirty little secret.
By complaining that he's exposing those donors to public shaming, they're effectively acknowledging that donating to Trump is shameful. Whoops.
To bring you up to date, Castro, the twin brother of Julian Castro, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, on Tuesday tweeted a list of the 44 donors in his hometown of San Antonio who have made the maximum donations to the Trump campaign this year.
Although Castro didn't publicize the donors' addresses or phone numbers, he did identify
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