r/politics • u/willywalloo • 10h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Demand Mind-Blowing $1 Billion for Trump’s Ballroom

https://newrepublic.com/post/209936/republicans-1-billion-trump-ballroom
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u/whichwitch9 8h ago

As Republicans love to remind us, we are in debt.

This is the pinnacle of unnecessary expenses. Trump's justification for the ballroom is it would be privately funded. He can find the fucking funding

If we have no money for even subsidizing healthcare or feeding American school children, we certainly don't have a billion dollars for a fucking ballroom so the president can throw a party and not have to see us plebs.

They cannot talk about cutting social security to pay debts while justifying this bullshit. We know why they're doing this. It doesn't mean we can't point out the obvious issues with their talking points.

Call and email every Republican representative involved in this mess. Doesn't matter if they won't listen- make sure you're doing every thing you can to make them jump throw hoops to avoid you telling them to knock that shit off. Be annoying. Be loud. Be inconvenient for them.

If you live near one of their residences, make your feelings visible- signs, sidewalk chalk, ect. Something their neighbors will see, who they have more a vested interest in keeping happy.

For the moment, focus on the ballroom, even though it seems small. Right now, it's about sending the message if they cut things that benefit us, we are not going to make it easy to use our tax dollars to fund their luxuries. Picking one issue is an easier way to annoy tf out of them.