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Franklin Quon's avatar

He originally claimed that he was going to foot the bill. If he's not going to pay, then let him pay for the restoration of the building he illegally demolished. That lawsuit is still in play.

Carole's avatar

Does this remind you of the Mexico- funded border wall??🤔

Jamie Zazow's avatar

This was always the con job that the greedy crooked felon DT had dreamed up likely in collusion with his ass-kissing gop congress. They can not go down in flames (figuratively) quickly enough for me & the future of the nation!

Charles G Haacker's avatar

Do you think most Americans would actually support spending $400 million in taxpayer money on a White House ballroom right now...

That's a joke, right? Amirite?

Or is this another one of those moments where Washington has completely lost the plot?

Lost the "plot?!" This entire Christofascist "government" came into office out of their frickin' minds. The Mango Menace and his cult never had a "plot," unless it was the nefarious one they're still merrily working on.

Me, I'd like to go back to 2015 and start over, please.

Karen Krasny's avatar

Taxpayers should absolutely not have to fund another one of Trump's projects. Taxpayer funds should be used for healthcare, food and education - things that everyone needs - not to build or buy another unnecessary thing for Trump to slap his name on. HE should pay for it out of the billions he and his family have made from this presidency.

Lovechop's avatar

It must be opposite day every day for right-wing politicians. Every fuckin thing they say is backwards of their intentions.

Debra's avatar

Tone deaf? Absolutely, with many Americans worried about losing their jobs, how to put groceries on their table.Praying nobody gets sick enough to need a doctor because they had to drop health insurance. Our government is asking us to fork over money for a ballroom that the average American hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of ever setting foot in. This is Trumps priority? He doesn’t have a clue about average Americans, furthermore he doesn’t care.

Kate's avatar
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Yup and I don't think the maggots have YET figured out their hero is a true POS!!! Blinded by their ignorance and STUPIDITY to continue supporting him....when the 💩 hits ALL of their fans not just the poorer ones they MIGHT see the BLINDING LIGHT OF HIS CRIMINALITY!! But I dream on....hope does spring eternal but I'm hoping we can recover our country from this FELONIOUS CANCER!!

And miss Lindsey can just go the way of the DODO 🦤! HE IS A SICK AND DANGEROUS FLIP FLOPPING LITTLE MAN! (Former South Carolinian) He has screwed that state for TOO MANY YEARS! VOTE HIM OUT SC DESERVES BETTER!

BShirle's avatar

LOLOLOLOL! Screw the bloody ballroom! Replace the East Wing!

Stefan Arnold's avatar

When you really want to spend this amount of money, use it for at least 50% in the health-sector and the rest for food and education.

Faye Dudley's avatar

Having the taxpayers foot the bill for the ballroom was the plan all along. They just think we’re all too stupid to figure that out.

MaryKay's avatar

Worse, I genuinely believe they dont care if /when we find out 🙄

David Renton's avatar

I'm all set to donate whatever I can to demolish this as soon as he is gone!

MaryKay's avatar

Trump lies every single day, it is a long trend but the costs are getting so much higher. We don't need or want a ballroom/bunker. This is all for his ego and I for one am concerned why the Republican party who continue to cut important programs like Healthcare etc so not stop the speed at which taxpayer debt is skyrocketing. Iran costs, Venezuela costs, higher premiums and co pays. Jets and unnecessary trips. So busy spending ! No time for decline on jobs, increase in food costs, gas prices. Plenty of $ for increasing ICE another extension of people who have run afoul of lawful behavior regularly but Trump pushes for it and the party follows like a tail on a dog. American is not great again. But it us deeper in debt than when Trump began spending like their is no budget, guidelines or boundaries. Oh ya, same as Dictator's playbook. 🤔

Kayelen Sullivan's avatar

We didn't ask for this ballroom and we didn't ask for this war either.

Alison's avatar
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Linsey Graham is worth $145M. Let him donate $100M toward the stupid ballroom. I'm sure he could survive on the remaining $45M. What happened to all of trump's other deep pocketed oligarch pals? Or his grifting sons? Let THEM fork out a million or ten for trump's vanity project. Transparent trump showed the country that he was a liar before he even stepped into the Oval Office the first time. How in the world can anyone trust a liar?

Mary Ellen Becht's avatar

MFSOB dumpty asshole trumpty 💩 can go fuck himself and shove his ballroom up his big fat orange shitty ass. He is destroying the people's house. It looks like a damn bordello just like the whore house known as mar a lago. DISTRACTION FROM THE EPSTEIN TRUMP MAXWELL SEX TRAFFICKING RING

Rick Page's avatar

I think all of us have seen the shift from donors to taxpayers. Those who did not note this are not paying attention at all. It is such an obvious ploy. Slowly increase cost to defer the shock. Then also shift from donors to tax payer. The old bait and switch but likely works on the sadly dumb public we have in this dumbed down USA.