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Rhiannon12866

(257,952 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 02:11 AM 7 hrs ago

Report exposes sketchy no-bid deals as costs spiral on Trump's vanity ballroom project - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki - MS NOW

Jen Psaki shares details from a New York Times report about Donald Trump awarding sketchy no-bid contracts for federal construction projects, including his ballroom vanity project, and points out how the cost has both ballooned and shifted to being a taxpayer burden with a new request from Republicans for $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump's ballroom. - Aired on 05/05/2026.

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Report exposes sketchy no-bid deals as costs spiral on Trump's vanity ballroom project - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 7 hrs ago OP

The most corrupt administration in history. brer cat 30 min ago #1

brer cat

(27,653 posts)

1. The most corrupt administration in history.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 09:28 AM

30 min ago

Well, that makes him the best at something. I also have no doubt that the no-bid contracts come with a kick back provision.

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