Former Rep. Mark Neumann (R), running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, used a pig at a news conference to symbolize how he would cut “pork” from the federal budget.
But as the video shows, that probably wasn’t such a good idea.
Here’s the video:


Former Rep. Mark Neumann (R), running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, used a pig at a news conference to symbolize how he would cut “pork” from the federal budget.
But as the video shows, that probably wasn’t such a good idea.
Here’s the video:
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