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Rhiannon12866

(259,499 posts) Sat May 30, 2026, 05:00 AM Yesterday

Trump LOSES Control As Unimaginable Gold Statue Demand Unveiled - The Damage Report

Donald Trump goes off the deep end in outrageous new government spending, despite cutting food aid for children earlier this year, with demand for rushed coating of actual gold on horse statues surrounding the Lincoln Memorial, which will cost millions in taxpayer funds. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. - 05/30/2026.

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"President Donald Trump’s second term has been characterized by turmoil and vanity projects, and in the latter category, reports NOTUS, he’s now adding gold-coated statues. Specifically, the four massive bronze horses surrounding the Lincoln Memorial, which he’s in a hurry to have caked in 23.75-karat gold leaf. According to NOTUS, the president has contracted an “unusually thick layer of nearly pure gold — heavier and purer than even the ‘extra-thick’ gold… used to refinish the exterior of the Wyoming state capital dome seven years ago.”

The horses were last restored in the 1970s, but now, “The Trump administration wants them glittering with a fresh coat of gold in time for America’s 250th anniversary on July 4. So in mid-April, the National Park Service handed a $5 million contract to a gilding studio in Maryland to repair the statues and cover them with a thick layer of 23.75-karat gold leaf… The $5 million contract includes more work than just the gold leafing, although the gold itself is certain to be a significant part of the cost, with the price of gold essentially doubling over the last several years.”

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Trump LOSES Control As Unimaginable Gold Statue Demand Unveiled - The Damage Report (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Yesterday OP

MaddowBlog-Team Trump's latest no-bid contract: $5 million to coat horse statues in gold LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #1

The statue of *rump at the beginning looks like the spawn from a Shoney's Big Boy Statue rape of the Golden Calf... Uncle Joe 4 hrs ago #2

Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 4 hrs ago #3

I think when he said retribution, it wasn't just toward his political enemies, Uncle Joe 4 hrs ago #4

I completely agree with you. He persists in siding with and colluding with our traditional adversaries Rhiannon12866 4 hrs ago #5

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. MaddowBlog-Team Trump's latest no-bid contract: $5 million to coat horse statues in gold

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 07:31 PM

12 hrs ago

The Republican’s administration’s aggressive renovation agenda for the nation’s capital now includes yet another controversial addition.

Team Trumpâ€™s latest no-bid contract: million to coat horse statues in gold.

The Republicanâ€™s administrationâ€™s aggressive renovation agenda for the nationâ€™s capital now includes yet another controversial addition.

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— TheBlackPage (Woke, DEI forever against fascism) (@theblackpage.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T15:24:25.981Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trumps-latest-no-bid-contract-5-million-to-coat-horse-statues-in-gold

Donald Trump and his team haven’t exactly been subtle about their gold fixation. Since the president returned to power, Americans have seen an emphasis on everything from “Gold Cards” to a “Golden Dome” to a “Golden Fleet” of U.S. battleships. (And don’t get me started on the many gold trinkets Trump plastered on the walls of the Oval Office.)

So perhaps it’s not too surprising that the Republican’s administration is also adding gold coats to the White House’s aggressive renovation agenda for the nation’s capital. NOTUS reported:

Four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial still shine in the sun from their first restoration in the 1970s. But their gold-toned coating is faded and patchy, and their heavy stone bases are cracked and dirty.

The Trump administration wants them glittering with a fresh coat of gold in time for America’s 250th anniversary on July 4. So in mid-April, the National Park Service handed a $5 million contract to a gilding studio in Maryland to repair the statues and cover them with a thick layer of 23.75-karat gold leaf.

.....It comes against a backdrop of a president focused on his ballroom vanity project, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the installation of a White House helipad, the construction of a massive “triumphal arch” near Arlington National Cemetery, renovating the White House Treaty Room and the Kennedy Center, his plans for a “statue garden,” his sudden interest in fountains around the nation’s capital and a dozen or so additional renovation projects he’s prioritized in and around the White House complex.

A recent Fox News poll asked respondents, “Do you think Donald Trump cares about people like you, or not?” Only 37% of Americans said they believe the president does in fact care about people like them.

There’s no reason to assume that number can’t sink lower.

Uncle Joe

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2. The statue of *rump at the beginning looks like the spawn from a Shoney's Big Boy Statue rape of the Golden Calf...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 02:46 AM

4 hrs ago

or the other way around.

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

Rhiannon12866

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3. Thanks, Uncle Joe!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #2)

Sun May 31, 2026, 02:50 AM

4 hrs ago

And it's like the felon-in-chief is actually looking for ways to spend the taxpayers' money! Hasn't his illegal and losing war cost us more than enough??

Uncle Joe

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4. I think when he said retribution, it wasn't just toward his political enemies,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Sun May 31, 2026, 02:54 AM

4 hrs ago

he was aiming to hurt or damage the entire nation.

He not only doesn't care about the American People but has animosity toward the United States; itself.

Rhiannon12866

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5. I completely agree with you. He persists in siding with and colluding with our traditional adversaries

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #4)

Sun May 31, 2026, 03:04 AM

4 hrs ago

And when was the last time that he did anything to support or help the American people - the obvious main job of any American president?? He only thinks of himself which boils down to making as much money as possible while he has the chance...

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