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Miles Archer

(24,069 posts)
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:15 AM 4 hrs ago

$1 Billion of taxpayer $$$$ for "SECURITY" for Trump's ballroom. So, if he's feeling insecure, can he pocket some of it?

One thing you can say about Republicans...when they decide to bend over Americans and plow their north 40, it's often a multi-faceted attack.

The SPECIFICS of the $1 billion are that it's there for "security" as related to the project, although Republicans like Lindsey Graham have said we should pay for construction of the ballroom, too. But what I've seen regarding the $1 billion, even though it reputedly has provisions regarding "what it can't be spent on," still makes me wonder how much Grampy is drooling over getting a "taste," Tony Soprano style.

It's a big fucking umbrella. And there are 1000 million dollars in 1 billion, so if Trump bought another portrait of himself or another autographed Tim Tebow football helmet, no one would know or care...right?

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$1 Billion of taxpayer $$$$ for "SECURITY" for Trump's ballroom. So, if he's feeling insecure, can he pocket some of it? (Original Post) Miles Archer 4 hrs ago OP
Well, yeah... displacedvermoter 4 hrs ago #1
What happens to all of the money that was previously donated/extorted for the project? LonePirate 4 hrs ago #2
I have a quick solution to avoiding security concerns for the ballroom. Omnipresent 4 hrs ago #3
It's one thing Krasnov is good at, gab13by13 4 hrs ago #4

Omnipresent

(7,506 posts)
3. I have a quick solution to avoiding security concerns for the ballroom.
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:20 AM
4 hrs ago

Don’t build a fucking ballroom!!!

gab13by13

(32,642 posts)
4. It's one thing Krasnov is good at,
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:25 AM
4 hrs ago

laundering money. The ballroom will probably cost 200 million and the rest goes to Krasnov's bank in Qatar, right beside the stolen Venezuelan oil money.

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