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Report examines Trump's proposed billion dollar ballroom and no‑bid contracts

financeMay 8, 202617750

An investigative report finds that Donald J. Trump pushed a privately desired 'billion-dollar ballroom' and had aides present it as a taxpayer 'security necessity' to secure federal funding. The report documents secret, no-bid contracts and procurement workarounds used to fast-track the project and avoid competitive oversight. Internal documents cited in the report show officials labeled the ballroom a security need to justify emergency spending authorities. If implemented, the plan would direct about $1 billion of taxpayer money to contractors chosen without normal review, raising conflict-of-interest and fiscal accountability concerns.

The Daily Show
@thedailyshow.com

Trump wants taxpayers to pay for his billion-dollar ballroom AND endure the toxicity of its debris

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Please make no mistake. In the end America is paying for everything!!! For everything #Trump did and is going to do …

reneedodson.bsky.social4

He grifts from building projects like his father who got a government contract that build housing in NYC. The first thing he did was skim 4 million off the top and the Feds found it in his bank account after that he turned the business over to Stump

azaleastudio.bsky.social2

Yeahhh! Shuddup and pay up He has a mandate to crush the citizenry and needs a fortified bunker for the aftermath. Chandeliers ,Caligulan marble, and an omelet bar natch.

Bill Kristol
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“There are weightier matters of state on which to confront Trump at this moment than his ballroom. But the billion-dollar ballroom is a potent symbol and a teachable moment. It’s a good fight to have.” www.thebulwark.com/p/whose-hous...

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njars.bsky.social3

right. If the right can make Hilary's private server into a crisis, this should be easy. It's the perfect combination of corruption, elitism, waste, and cluelessness -- easy to digest for the public.

They Say
@oracy.bsky.social

Trump's belligerent behavior and his war with Iran have led the world to no longer trust the United States. Trump can't bully his way out of negotiations with Iran through mere intimidation. Americans can't afford gas and groceries as Trump builds his $1.4 Billion dollar ballroom.

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Larry Colvin
@larrycolvin.bsky.social

The "Long Con" - Trump’s Billion Dollar Ballroom open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...

66h ago
heebee-gb-88.bsky.social
@heebee-gb-88.bsky.social

If trump can have a billion dollar ballroom we can’t use then people can have a soda. I don’t care what food people use their SNAP for. It’s called freedom…remember that word?

1212h ago
Biff Whipster
@biffwhipster.bsky.social

Like how her family prioritized making 4 billion dollars by gaming the presidency while the rest of us are left in the lurch of an incoming depression? Cool.

115h ago
JeffTrnka
@jefftrnka.bsky.social

Jesse talks about a bizarre propaganda video post to Twitter by Pete Hegseth and starring Pete Hegseth which purports to explain how spending hundreds of billions of dollars more for the same service is actually going to save money. youtu.be/cCAyHBhLHpQ?...

55h ago
The Democratic Difference
@demdifference.bsky.social

From "no taxpayer funding" to "$1 billion in taxpayer funding." The Billion-Dollar Ballroom Betrayal is just the latest chapter in long and sprawling story of corrupt enrichment for Trump while voters get screwed.

Donald Trump: Betraying You, Betraying America Price-hiking, job-killing tariffs Higher healthcare costs for working people while billionaires get more tax breaks A reckless war, non-stop corruption, an Epstein cover-up, masked ICE agents violating our rights
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JTMLX
@jtmlx.bsky.social

[SEE THE ARTICLE BELOW] Trump looks like an old fool, to the Chinese and to other national leaders, obsessing over his ONE-BILLION-DOLLAR ballroom, dripping with gold, after botching the war he began without planning or consultation, without thinking about the possible negative effects.

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Engel René
@engelren.bsky.social

Trump and his Republican Pedo Protectors will do everything to stay in the White House and finish that stupid 1 Billion Dollar Pedo Ballroom. Remember this Post after November 2026.

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nojustdan.bsky.social
@nojustdan.bsky.social

They’re starving children so Trump can have a billion dollar ballroom built on a no bid contract.

313h ago
Mediaite
@mediaite.com

Donald Trump says the new White House ballroom is “right on budget” and denies taxpayers are paying for it, arguing reported billion-dollar costs are tied to separate military and security projects.

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char0853.bsky.social
@char0853.bsky.social

Trump: “I don’t care if they come back [to negotiations] or not. If they don’t come back, I’m fine.” The entire world suffers and he dreams of his billion dollar ballroom.

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Talos_XLIV
@talos-xliv.bsky.social

An unreviewable, billion-dollar, Trump ballroom boondoggle takedown in three acts. Beware the bathroom vanities.

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James Bloodworth
@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

“The documents show the military has billions of dollars to cover the country’s most vital expenses, including the $43 million needed annually to guarantee access to 63 priority medications that have been in short supply.” www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

35h ago
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open.substack.comThe "Long Con" - Trump’s Billion Dollar Ballroom

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