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babylonsister

(172,763 posts) Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:50 AM Saturday

Trump Wants $152 Million to Reopen Alcatraz [View all]

It's only $$.

https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/03/trump-wants-152-million-to-reopen-alcatraz/

Trump Wants $152 Million to Reopen Alcatraz
April 3, 2026 at 3:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility, CNN reports.

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Trump Wants $152 Million to Reopen Alcatraz [View all] babylonsister Saturday OP

We can paint his cell bars piss colored gold to make him feel at home. Emile Saturday #1

There were always concerns about how displacedvermoter Saturday #2

Paint the entire island gold! LSparkle Saturday #3

Sigh. Back to this shit again? GoCubsGo Saturday #4

No. AltairIV Saturday #5

It's all Monopoly money to him. And it's all his to play with. Irish_Dem Saturday #6

Only if he's told MurrayDelph Saturday #7

When the hell is this mofo going to stop wasting our money? MIButterfly Saturday #8

and they call themselves conservatives, lol. Emile Saturday #10

Dupe bif Saturday #9