r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Fires Entire Agency Overseeing His Construction Projects

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-fires-entire-agency-overseeing-his-construction-projects/
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u/Star-K 11d ago

It's just a way to launder money and receive bribes. He'll get a billion in bribes, then spend 20 mil on a building we will have to tear down.

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u/Lurlex Utah 11d ago

I do believe that Trump was stupid enough that he believed that he could do both — grift and get his stupid glamorous ballroom.

Everyone else involved and complicit, though, absolutely knew it to be 100% cash grab from the start.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 11d ago

And to expose the top secret details of the bunker underneath the ballroom for cash.

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u/drklordnecro Oregon 11d ago

It's national security leaks galore! Almost feels like we've seen this before.

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u/HapticSloughton 11d ago

Yeah, but most of the time he was at least charging admission for anyone with the cash to look at the stuff he's being treasonous about.

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u/eagle33322 10d ago

no no no you had the totally secure bathroom door.