Prank posters $tick it to Steph
An artist publicly shamed embattled ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos Thursday with street posters mocking his financial ties to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Several placards showing the Democratic presidential hopeful embracing her hubby’s former White House aide were plastered around the Upper West Side — including some within sight of ABC’s Lincoln Square headquarters.
The blackandwhite posters feature photorealistic images of the pair along with the words “Pay Pal” and “DONATE,” which appears inside an oval that looks like a clickable Website button. The background is a field of dollar signs.
Stephanopoulos, chief anchor of ABC News and also hosts the network’s “This Week” Sundaymorning talk show, sparked outrage last week when he admitted donating $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
Critics noted that he grilled the author of the bestselling book “Clinton Cash” — which scrutinizes foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state — without revealing his conflict of interest.
He twice offered onair apologies for the ethical lapse, telling his “This Week” audience that the gifts “were a matter of public record, but I should have made additional disclosures on air when we covered the foundation.”
Stephanopoulos has so far enjoyed the support of ABC, which said he “admitted to an honest mistake and apologized for that omission.”
Last week, The Post exclusively revealed that ABC was deeply invested in its star newsman, with sources saying he last year scored a sevenyear contract extension worth $105 million.
Reps for ABC and Hillary Clinton’s campaign did not return requests for comment.