Donors and power grabs take precedence in Donald Trump’s world.
Just one day after the UN condemned the US for attacking boats and killing people, the Trump administration announced a brand new attack. They even had an attorney tell Congress that it didn’t need their authority to do so.
They also acknowledged that dozens of secret donors to what they call The Donald J. Trump Ballroom may remain anonymous while paying for a White House extension. That’s no different than a wealthy tech executive paying for the Las Vegas police to add 10 Cybertrucks to its fleet, which just happened.
Private entities aren’t supposed to buy things for the government. While rich donors build Trump a gilded ballroom at the White House, 40 million Americans are waiting for food aid the government refuses to pay, even though $5.25 billion is available right now. A federal judge had to order them to start. But this is the same administration that told Congress today it could kill without consequences or investigation.
This is un-American. Reach out to your representatives. Demand that they make this stop and hold the president and his rich friends to account.
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