Bear in mind the nice previous days of final month, when Trump’s White Home ballroom was privately funded and utilizing no taxpayer cash, not less than in keeping with Trump?
Then a gunman confirmed up on the White Home Correspondents Dinner, and Trump determined that this may be a good time to hit up taxpayers to pay $1 billion for his ballroom underneath the pretense of nationwide safety, which Republicans have redefined to imply defending our unpopular president by not permitting him to exit in public anymore, so taxpayers must construct him a cheesy gold trimmed playroom in what was the East Wing.
This concept will not be well-liked. As in, solely 28% of polled Individuals help Trump’s ballroom. The dangerous numbers for the ballroom aren’t shocking, as many Individuals can’t afford meals, hire/mortgage, fuel, utilities, and principally any necessities wanted to dwell.
Trump raised cash from non-public donors to supposedly pay for the ballroom, however these donors’ names haven’t been launched, and nobody has mentioned what their donations are going for use for. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) instructed that the non-public donations be used for “plates.”
$350 million has been raised from millionaires and companies, which is an entire lot of plates, and nobody has mentioned a peep about the place that cash will go if Trump will get his billion taxpayer {dollars}.
The issue is that Republicans in Congress don’t need to vote to offer Trump the cash.
