Republican senators prioritize Trump’s $400 million ballroom over pressing national issues, sparking controversy and concerns over conflicts of interest.

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    Where’d all the money go that he raised already? It’s great that these assholes can cut everything else, saying “we don’t have the money,” but find infinite funds when their king wants something.

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      I mean it was always a grift.

      Every ‘donation’ is just a bribe and has been from the start.

      I’m sure I didn’t need to state this at this point.

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        Yeah, but where’s the money that he raised for the ballroom? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if he just pocketed it and that our political donation system is not regulated and like everything else, just relies on winks and handshakes, but his grift has to hit some legal wall at some point, right? …right?

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          They would not have “donated” if they didn’t have a clear way to siphon it out to whoever or wherever Trump and his cadre wanted it.

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      Oh this was my favorite part of the article…

      Graham said Monday that the ballroom should be paid for with $400 million in taxpayer funds collected in the form of national park fees and customs fees, with the private funding Trump secured going to extra costs like fine china.

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        Haha I think I zoned out midway through the quote from him. So trump raised something like $300 million according to him previously and that’s only going to go to place settings.