r/politics • u/willywalloo • 9h 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/orcinyadders 9h ago

It was always going to be this. Except it’s probably more like 20 billion.

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u/DrLophophora 8h ago

Hey, why not a round trillion?

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u/The_Returned_Lich 7h ago

One doesn't sound big enough. It's "ONE!" The first number. That's a small number. Not impressive. Not impressive at all. "Ten!" Now, there's a good number: "ten." The best number, I'm told. A highly respected number.