Trump wants $1B to protect White House ballroom from drones and other threats

President asks $1B from taxpayers to secure his $400M privately funded ballroom.

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[CatNamedHugs]

Among his innumerable crimes, he just created an almost $2 billion slush fund for the fellow pedophiles who helped him try to overthrow the government on January 6th, so why not steal another billion for the bunker he'll hole up in when he tries to steal the 2028 election?

 

[motytrah]

How much of that would just be used to fill the gap in funding for the ballroom? As far as I can tell there's no one actually enforcing the power of the purse here.

 

[ERIFNOMI]

[Clears throat]
Fuck this guy.

 

[ERIFNOMI]

How much of that would just be used to fill the gap in funding for the ballroom? As far as I can tell there's no one actually enforcing the power of the purse here.

100% of it.

 

[Tactical Finesse]

[Clears throat]
Fuck this guy.

And all his groupies.

 

[Lexus Lunar Lorry]

The taxpayer-backed security enhancements would be separate from the $400 million construction cost for the ballroom project that has been funded by private donors.

Why can't he ask for donations for the security enhancements too? I thought that this whole fiasco was supposed to be revenue neutral.

 

[clackerd]

This fucking billionaire with his little hand out again, begging for more money

 

[SunnyD]

How about "no".

I'll happily vote for the next guy that promises to tear down any of the shit in 2028 that this douchebag is trying to build.

 

[ebf7341]

No

 

[Cthel]

So, the ballroom won't have any windows to the outside and a reinforced concrete roof to protect against Drone strikes?

At this rate, it will end up looking like a Flakturm...

Spoiler: The Shape of Things To Come

 

[Sajuuk]

I think I've seen this totally apolitical movie.

 

[msawzall]

How much money does this asshole need to make him go away?

 

[Doug DigDag]

I'm willing to accept the media acting as a criminally uncritical bullhorn for Trump's insane claims if they're willing to append an appositive ", Addled Tyrant, " after his name in every headline that references him.

 

[J.King]

A Führerbunker is next, no doubt. Not that this sounds very far off.

 

[penrodyn]

I think the only truly safe thing to do is move the White House and all of congress into a deep underground bunker at a secret location in deepest Alaska.

 

[msawzall]

A Führerbunker is next, no doubt. Not that this sounds very far off.

As long as the ending is the same, I'll allow it.

 

[CatNamedHugs]

A Führerbunker is next, no doubt. Not that this sounds very far off.

"Don't give me that bunker shit. Hitler went into a bunker, and when he came out, he wasn't Chancellor anymore, was he? Plus, he was dead!"

-Selina Meyer, Veep

 

[darwiniandude]

How much of that would just be used to fill the gap in funding for the ballroom?

I’d say about $400M to finish the ballroom, the rest the Don just pockets.

 

[Dumb Svengali]

And uh it'll have UNLIMITED DRONES to protect THE WHOLE CITY and and and it'll be made out of IMPENETRABLE SUPER STEEL and and and it be the biggest ballroom anyone has ever SEEN and it'll be a super cool fortresssss and and and no girls will be allowed in it!!! PLEASSSSSEEEEEEEUHHH? Can I have my superdronebasedefenseballroomultrafortttttt pleassse Moooom? its only a biiiiillion dollarssss!

 

[clackerd]

I think the only truly safe thing to do is move the White House and all of congress into a deep underground bunker at a secret location in deepest Alaska.

A subsurface magma pool would be perfect

 

[Anxiousele1980]

So, the ballroom won't have any windows to the outside and a reinforced concrete roof to protect against Drone strikes?

At this rate, it will end up looking like a Flakturm...

Spoiler: The Shape of Things To Come

So something akin to this in Manhattan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_Thomas_Street
I guess that given the current President's lack of taste, it would fit right into his design aesthetic - gaudy and out of place.

 

[Soylentgreen77]

If it takes a billion dollars to protect your building, then the building was probably a bad idea.

 

[msawzall]

A subsurface magma pool would be perfect

He does know a pool guy.

 

[jonbob_newcastle]

It’s almost as if he expects there to be a baying mob outside the White House in January 2029…

 

[Anxiousele1980]

And uh it'll have UNLIMITED DRONES to protect THE WHOLE CITY and and and it'll be made out of IMPENETRABLE SUPER STEEL and and and it be the biggest ballroom anyone has ever SEEN and it'll be a super cool fortresssss and and and no girls will be allowed in it!!! PLEASSSSSEEEEEEEUHHH? Can I have my superdronebasedefenseballroomultrafortttttt pleassse Moooom? its only a biiiiillion dollarssss!

And China will pay for it, just like the wall that Mexico paid for

 

[darwiniandude]

append an appositive ", Addled Tyrant, " after his name in every headline that references him.

lol - yes absolutely.

 

[CatNamedHugs]

I'm willing to accept the media acting as a criminally uncritical bullhorn for Trump's insane claims if they're willing to append an appositive ", Addled Tyrant, " after his name in every headline that references him.

Then the media would be.... controlled apposition.

::snare drum::

 

[rcduke]

$3 billion in three days? Seems like this is a hefty case of FRAUD.

Wait a minute, wasn't DOGE supposed to cut fraud and useless spending? Oh, you mean it spent more money than it saved by cutting positions? This, by the same admin, wants MORE of our taxpayer dollars for shits and shits? (There's nothing to giggle about here.)

 

[polbel]

It's obvious tRumpstein has alzheimer AND OCD.

 

[bignick243]

I believe his son is on the board of some drone company...hmmm no wonder he wanted part of the IRS settlement to not be able to audit him or his family members. The grift is real. Good job america...sure showed them libruls.

 

[poltroon]

Why would such a beloved man need such a thing?

 

[bignick243]

How about "no".

I'll happily vote for the next guy that promises to tear down any of the shit in 2028 that this douchebag is trying to build.

Member the footage of the military toppling Saddam's statue?

There's at least one more statue in this country that needs to be toppled. It's gold plated...can't miss it.

 

[Star Stuff]

When words fail you, you just write some crap to acknowledge you have been made aware and then move on. Just remember to tell your family you love them. Every day, if possible.

 

[Abulia]

Between this and the FBI surveillance article, this week has felt like I’m watching the govt put the plans of SHIELD/Hydra from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” into action.

 

[DarthSlack]

A Führerbunker is next, no doubt. Not that this sounds very far off.

Not to worry, the bunker is already built in.

Beneath the ballroom, there will be a complex extending six stories deep, he said, pointing to two that were already under construction.

 

[bb101]

He's in charge of what is arguably the most powerful country in the world, and he's still devoting his attention to vanity real estate development projects. Such meagre and inadequate motivations. The mind boggles.

 

[ZippyPeanut]

He does know a pool guy.

I'm sure Melania knows one, too.

 

[sword_9mm]

Cheaper to bulldoze it.

 

[Lorentz of Suburbia]

President asks $1B from taxpayers to secure his $400M privately funded ballroom.

Is that more or less than the cost to keep guns out of schools?

After all, today's students are just tomorrow's burdened taxpayers.