And thank heavens that someone has finally seen the light. Trump expected us, all of us, to pay for the fancy underground additions, to the tune of $ 1 billion. This came after boasting that it was paid for by private donations. What a bunch of hooey. He got carried away with his Truth Social boasting and posting, and suddenly there’s all this money needed to put in some foo underground. We knew he was going to try to get us to pay. It was obvious from the get-go. Really! Well, it’s been canned, at least for now. My compliments to Raw Story:
Senate Republicans removed funding for security upgrades to President Trump’s White House ballroom from their immigration package after the provision threatened the entire legislative effort, according to revised text released Wednesday The Senate parliamentarian had determined the ballroom language violated specific budgetary requirements, which would have allowed Democrats to filibuster the bill and block $70 billion in ICE and border patrol funding, and Senate GOP leaders acknowledged the provision was procedurally problematic and politically risky, reported CNN.
We know he’s going to find a loophole, somehow, some way, and we’re going to get stuck with the bill. It always works out that way. Trump doesn’t need to worry about anything because he’s well taken care of. The people of America need better things than paying for security crap underground. He started small, and he’s up to big. None of us “regular people will even be able to stop inside it. We won’t even get into a list of everything he wants. It would take a couple of days.
Some Republican senators also expressed concern that allocating funds for the ballroom while Americans faced cost-of-living pressures ahead of midterm elections would project an out-of-touch image.
Gee, ya THINK??!!! Out of touch is an understatement. It would blow Republicans out of the water in midterms. We don’t want or need a ballroom. He’s already torn down the East Wing, which still makes me angry, for his gold monstrosity. It will (now) hold 999 people. Why? There is no event we’ve seen that has that many people! Well, No Kings was above that, but it was a public event that even then would never get held in that disgusting thing, so very much no, we couldn’t get in there. The renderings are cringeworthy.
The original Senate GOP text included nearly $1 billion for “security adjustments and upgrades” to the White House ballroom and related security measures following the spring assassination attempt against Trump. Administration officials attempted to clarify that approximately $200 million would fund the East Wing project, with remaining funds directed toward other security initiatives. The revised bill now proceeds without the controversial ballroom security provision.
Darn skippy, it does! Trump is trying to pull one over, and he’s trying to get our money to the J6ers on top of the hideous ballroom. Anyone who votes yes for either one should lose during midterms. Trump also has some angry Republicans to deal with, who could sink the two things in another attempt. Let’s just hope there is a way found to really block them for good.
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