The Lincoln Project panned as 'grifters' after report founders looking to launch media empire

The anti-Trump PAC The Lincoln Project was mocked on social media Tuesday after it was reported that the group is pursuing plans to develop a media empire following the 2020 election.

The Lincoln Project, which was founded in 2019 by an outspoken group of "Never Trump" Republicans, has become wildly popular among liberals on cable news for its viral ads attacking President Trump, garnering 2.6 million Twitter followers in the process.

However, a new report from Axios indicates ambitions beyond removing the president from office.

"The group is in talks with the United Talent Agency (UTA) to help build out Lincoln Media and is weighing offers from different television studios, podcast networks and book publishers," Axios reported.

The Lincoln Project, which has already launched a podcast and the LPTV channel that streams on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, is also developing a film and pursuing a "'House of Cards'-like fiction series," hoping to replicate the success of Obama alum-run Crooked Media, according to Axios.

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