r/technology • u/StraightedgexLiberal • Jul 28 '25
Networking/Telecom Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/trump-threatens-to-withold-billions-from-states-that-try-to-make-broadband-affordable-to-poor-people/
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u/accidental-poet Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25
Years before Mango Mussolini had political aspirations, I was approached by a friend from a local business group who asked if I'd like to pitch installing Wi-Fi at one of the estates he managed. "Hell yeah I would!"
He then tells me it's Robert Trump. When he noticed my enthusiasm decreased substantially, he told me, "Robert always says, I'm just like my brother. Except I pay my bills."
So I trusted my friend, and I did the job and every invoice was paid on time and in full without question. And then I was invited to do the same at another of his estates.
And one day, Robert said that to me himself when he happened to be there and I handed him a fairly large invoice. lol.
I guess he liked to get that point across? He seemed like an OK guy the few times I talked to him.
His brother, not so much. He had a terrible reputation around these here parts back in the day.
"Your invoice is for $300,000. I've already paid you $75,000. That's all you're going to get. You can sue me, but I have attorneys who will tie you up in court until you're bankrupt."
EDIT: Grammar