The man who built a political career attacking government waste and corruption just created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to pay off his allies and reimburse their legal bills. The money will flow to anyone claiming they were ‘wrongfully targeted’—a convenient catch-all that could cover January 6 rioters and Trump loyalists facing prosecution. This…
Republicans spent years attacking Obama’s spending and lecturing about fiscal responsibility—now they’re trying to force Americans to bankroll a billion-dollar Trump ballroom while wages stagnate and inflation crushes working families. The same party screaming about government waste wants to build Trump a golden palace while cutting healthcare, education, and food assistance. Socialism for billionaires, austerity…
The man who built his brand attacking government waste is now using federal power to extract billions from taxpayers to compensate himself and his political allies. He’s literally turning the Treasury into a personal grievance fund while claiming victimhood. This is what weaponizing government actually looks like—and he’s doing it in plain sight. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/18/donald-trump-redistricting-south-carolina-iran-healthcare-latest-news-updates
The contractor building Trump’s White House ballroom pocketed $17 million for work Biden’s team estimated at $3 million—the estimator says they literally took his cover page and added money. Trump spent his entire career screaming about Washington swamp corruption and contractor grift, promising to stop exactly this kind of theft. Turns out his anti-corruption crusade…