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17. And who wants to bet that the poll company he hired to redo the reflecting pool gave him a kickback.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 03:20 PM

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The original estimate for the repairs was around $2 million, but that quickly got increased to over $14 million when Trump hired, without any bids as legally required, the pool company that works on his gold club pool. I'm sure a hefty part of that $14 million will be free work by the company at Trump's club. Trump never misses an opportunity to steal money. We'll never know how much he has stolen in kickbacks and free labor on his properties.

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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP

How many levels of thievery must we witness, before somebody does something? yellow dahlia Yesterday #1

I say this every day!! young_at_heart Yesterday #5

It's a kind of psychological torture to have to witness this. yellow dahlia Yesterday #6

It absolutely is! IrishAfricanAmerican Yesterday #14

Sad, but true. yellow dahlia Yesterday #18

Some of us have been suffering with it since his first "term"... slightlv 23 hrs ago #23

They will magically have it back when a democrat is in the White House. Claustrum 22 hrs ago #33

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #2

I liked the old White House. The one without Trump. twodogsbarking Yesterday #3

He will shift the other 2/3's in a week or so. twodogsbarking Yesterday #4

I don't get how freely... purr-rat beauty Yesterday #7

There are levels of approval that are needed. These establish accounting controls. underpants 23 hrs ago #28

Stop thief! City Lights Yesterday #8

Wanted: At least one adult to be in the room Seinan Sensei Yesterday #10

"East Wing Modernization Project",,, Originally, the ballroom would not affect the East Wing. Norrrm Yesterday #9

Everything's a bait-and-switch scam for this sleazy condo salesman. sop 23 hrs ago #24

Once Congress releases money to anything under the umbrella of the Executive it is theirs to do with what they want Cheezoholic Yesterday #11

Any contractors that accept the money should be banned from government contracts for the next twenty years. cstanleytech Yesterday #12

Really? From Secret Service? BadgerMom Yesterday #13

He's going to gut the SS budget, and replace... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #15

It's supposedly for upgrades under the ground. underpants 23 hrs ago #30

Hey, it worked when he took DoD money to pay for the "wall" that Mexico was supposed to pay for. progressoid Yesterday #16

And who wants to bet that the poll company he hired to redo the reflecting pool gave him a kickback. Lonestarblue Yesterday #17

Didn't the courts shut down his ballroom construction at the end of May or beginning of June? Bev54 Yesterday #19

When I first started reading this, your question came to my mind..I, too, thought this project was stopped Deuxcents 23 hrs ago #29

How do they get away with this? Doesn't Congress have to approve the movement of funds? ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #20

It is not a ballroom it is a Furhrer Bunker Botany 23 hrs ago #21

That's my thinking. Harker 23 hrs ago #25

He's leaving,one way or the other........... Bengus81 23 hrs ago #32

We know congress won't do anything. Hieronymus Phact 23 hrs ago #22

"There is no bottom... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #26

Kennedy Center was just the beginning bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #27

It would be hard to find something,anything to impeach his ass over Bengus81 23 hrs ago #31

IMPEACH !!! Martin Eden 6 hrs ago #34

Shouldn't the word "illegally" be in that headline somewhere? Maeve 6 hrs ago #35