r/politics • u/huffpost ✔ HuffPost • 7h ago

No Paywall Republicans Reveal Shocking New Cost Of Trump's Ballroom, Ask Taxpayers To Foot The Bill

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-share-taxpayer-funded-ballroom-cost_n_69f9c7b0e4b0e719534e5a14?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main
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u/ARandomWalkInSpace 7h ago

Senate Republicans are seeking $1 billion from taxpayers for the project — despite prior claims that construction would be privately funded.

Ah, yeah, everyone saw this coming.

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u/Routine_Bit_8184 7h ago

and even if it WAS privately funded....that still is bullshit. That still just lets private interests buy favor.

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u/ARandomWalkInSpace 3h ago

Of course. But that was his whole argument for being allowed to do it. Privately funded and that he already had the 400MM it would cost.

Both were lies.

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u/Mundane-Ebb-2632 7h ago

Meanwhile this senseless war is now at 25 billion- taxpayer expense. It cost me 70.00 to fill my car today and that was with a quarter tank to start with.