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11. Once Congress releases money to anything under the umbrella of the Executive it is theirs to do with what they want

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:57 PM

11 hrs ago

Technically no, thats misappropriations but the only thing that will stop the Executive from abusing those funds is a Congress that holds them accountable and a truly independent DOJ and GAO, which we do not have. Lose the judiciary and it's over. There's only one thing good that will eventually come of this repuke regime is it has laid wide open the holes in our system that can be exploited for self enrichment and for corruption. Special independent commission to work on fixing all of this crap if we win. If we don't it will happen over and over IMO.

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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP

How many levels of thievery must we witness, before somebody does something? yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #1

I say this every day!! young_at_heart 12 hrs ago #5

It's a kind of psychological torture to have to witness this. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #6

It absolutely is! IrishAfricanAmerican 11 hrs ago #14

Sad, but true. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #18

Some of us have been suffering with it since his first "term"... slightlv 10 hrs ago #23

They will magically have it back when a democrat is in the White House. Claustrum 9 hrs ago #33

Kick dalton99a 13 hrs ago #2

I liked the old White House. The one without Trump. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #3

He will shift the other 2/3's in a week or so. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #4

I don't get how freely... purr-rat beauty 12 hrs ago #7

There are levels of approval that are needed. These establish accounting controls. underpants 10 hrs ago #28

Stop thief! City Lights 12 hrs ago #8

Wanted: At least one adult to be in the room Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #10

"East Wing Modernization Project",,, Originally, the ballroom would not affect the East Wing. Norrrm 11 hrs ago #9

Everything's a bait-and-switch scam for this sleazy condo salesman. sop 10 hrs ago #24

Once Congress releases money to anything under the umbrella of the Executive it is theirs to do with what they want Cheezoholic 11 hrs ago #11

Any contractors that accept the money should be banned from government contracts for the next twenty years. cstanleytech 11 hrs ago #12

Really? From Secret Service? BadgerMom 11 hrs ago #13

He's going to gut the SS budget, and replace... LudwigPastorius 11 hrs ago #15

It's supposedly for upgrades under the ground. underpants 10 hrs ago #30

Hey, it worked when he took DoD money to pay for the "wall" that Mexico was supposed to pay for. progressoid 11 hrs ago #16

And who wants to bet that the poll company he hired to redo the reflecting pool gave him a kickback. Lonestarblue 11 hrs ago #17

Didn't the courts shut down his ballroom construction at the end of May or beginning of June? Bev54 11 hrs ago #19

When I first started reading this, your question came to my mind..I, too, thought this project was stopped Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #29

How do they get away with this? Doesn't Congress have to approve the movement of funds? ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #20

It is not a ballroom it is a Furhrer Bunker Botany 10 hrs ago #21

That's my thinking. Harker 10 hrs ago #25

He's leaving,one way or the other........... Bengus81 10 hrs ago #32

We know congress won't do anything. Hieronymus Phact 10 hrs ago #22

"There is no bottom... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #26

Kennedy Center was just the beginning bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #27

It would be hard to find something,anything to impeach his ass over Bengus81 10 hrs ago #31