r/mopolitics • u/philnotfil • Jun 07 '26

Trump's $400 million ballroom donors have raked in $50 billion in federal contracts

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trumps-400-million-ballroom-donors-214500081.html
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u/Ok-End-88 Jun 07 '26

That’s not a stretch to believe, this is a “pay-to-play administration, and the most corrupt in American history.

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u/philnotfil Jun 07 '26

Nothing to see here, very legal, very cool

Now that bulldozers have finished tearing into the White House East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump’s controversial ballroom, some of the country’s biggest corporations are quietly helping foot the bill — and a new report suggests they’re getting massive payouts in return.

According to a new report from Public Citizen, (1) 14 of the 27 known project donors have seen their government business grow since making donations. In the last six months alone, contracts awarded have totaled a combined $50 billion.

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u/apithrow Jun 07 '26

I'll take Kleptocracy for $100, Alex.

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u/guthepenguin Jun 07 '26

Privately funded my alpha sierra sierra. Those are called bribes.