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Greatest Con in American History (cont) The BIG GRIFT: Trump's Board of Peace to get $1.25 billion from State Department
So the con-artist will now be taking 1.25 BILLION of taxpayer funded money that had been designated for international disasters and peacekeeping and using it as HE sees fit in his bogus "board of peace"
'Blank check': Trump’s Board of Peace to get $1.25 billion from State Department - Alternet via MSN
Trump’s Board of Peace has drawn criticism for its highly centralized structure, under which Trump serves as chairman for life and controls who succeeds him. He also wields unilateral control over the organization’s actions, including where and how it spends its funds.
Trump has sole discretion on which nations are invited to join, and he is requiring a $1 billion payment to the Board of Peace for permanent membership. Trump rescinded his invitation to Canada after its prime minister...
Trump has sole discretion on which nations are invited to join, and he is requiring a $1 billion payment to the Board of Peace for permanent membership. Trump rescinded his invitation to Canada after its prime minister...
...essentially said fuck you.
“Instead of giving ...Trump a $1 billion blank check to fund a ‘Board of Peace’ that has offered no transparency about how it is investing its money, let’s focus on helping American families afford their monthly power bill,” U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto told Semafor.
“The Board of Peace has had a rough landing,” reported Bloomberg News’ UK political editor Alex Wickham in January, noting that “it’s been criticized by Israel, questioned by Europe and has Russia’s friends celebrating.”
“The Board of Peace has had a rough landing,” reported Bloomberg News’ UK political editor Alex Wickham in January, noting that “it’s been criticized by Israel, questioned by Europe and has Russia’s friends celebrating.”
I'll bet they ARE. MEANWHILE:
Investigation of Noem's FEMA hits snag over hunt for missing million dollar contract - Rawstory A report revealed that outsider Kara Voorhies had been allegedly paid $19,000 a week for a role within the department. Documentation has yet to surface, and it isn’t clear exactly what Voorhies was hired to do
Trump Manipulated Markets With an Early Morning Iran Announcement - TNR Another Trump post before the crack of dawn was revealed to be a clear attempt to rig the markets.
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