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Sogo

(7,217 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:26 PM Saturday

His urgency about building that ballroom became evident in his Wednesday night address:

Talking about its very thick, bulletproof windows and a roof that a drone can't bomb, you know he's afraid of being taken out by the Iranians....And then came the request for more than 200 million in renovations to the historic WH, the one where he resides. All that money will probably go into fortifying that structure in equal measure as the ballroom.

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His urgency about building that ballroom became evident in his Wednesday night address: (Original Post) Sogo Saturday OP
who's getting the contracts to build it and who's getting kickbacks? samsingh Saturday #1
Well we know who's getting the kickbacks. fierywoman Saturday #2
He's only desperate to grift as much as possible tinrobot Saturday #3
I expect he'll leave a hole in the ground and walk away with hundreds of millions in his pocket struggle4progress Saturday #4
Post removed Post removed Saturday #5
Agreed, and I bet he believes we will pay for the same at Mara-Guano. Maru Kitteh Saturday #6

tinrobot

(12,069 posts)
3. He's only desperate to grift as much as possible
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:36 PM
Saturday

That $200 million is going directly into his offshore accounts.

Can pretty much guarantee he will leave office with an unbuilt ballroom and most of the budget missing.

struggle4progress

(126,305 posts)
4. I expect he'll leave a hole in the ground and walk away with hundreds of millions in his pocket
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:39 PM
Saturday

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