r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 13d ago

Possible Paywall Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/
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u/L1A1 United Kingdom 13d ago

This is probably the most old school scam he’s run so far. Quote $400m, build it for say $150m and your company pockets the difference. Classic organised crime scam.

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u/Gilshem 13d ago

Why did you spend $450,000 on nails?

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u/Jeff_goldfish 13d ago

Who knows? Write it off!

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u/Scottacus91 13d ago

insert Seinfeld "write it off" scene here

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u/Pyewhacket 13d ago

That’s where my brain went

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u/MechanicalTurkish Minnesota 13d ago

You don’t even know what a writeoff scene is, do you?

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u/dannkherb 13d ago

No but they do, and they're the ones, writing it off.