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PatSeg

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6. With all the money that Trump

Reply to cliffside (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 11:45 AM

Yesterday

keeps throwing around for his own gold-plated glorification, it is pretty tacky to expect these soldiers to pay for their own transportation. Seriously, with our huge military budget, surely they can scrape up the $$$ for a trip the White House.

I've never heard of any president doing something like that. I know, I know, we've never had a president like this, but that was pretty low even for him. I wonder if he'll try to sell them some Trump merch while they are there.