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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,170 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 02:42 PM Oct 2020

Trump's company billed the government at least $2.5 million. Here are the key charges.

Trump has visited his own properties more than 280 times since he took office — hosting summits at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, taking summer breaks at his club in Bedminster, N.J., and pausing international trips to visit his golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland.

These visits brought the president to familiar places, full of friends, family and political supporters.

They also brought his company money, from American taxpayers.

The Washington Post has obtained federal spending records showing that — while Trump was visiting his properties — his company was benefiting from payments from the U.S. government.

The total: at least $2.5 million in taxpayer funds. Much of that spending was triggered by Trump’s travel, or the travel of his family and aides.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-company-billed-the-government-at-least-2-5-million-here-are-the-key-charges/ar-BB1arLN8?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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Trump's company billed the government at least $2.5 million. Here are the key charges. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 OP
Grifters gotta grift. Botany Oct 2020 #1
and how much has the govt billed the trump campaign for the use of AF1 and M1? Roland99 Oct 2020 #2
$3 for a bottle of water . .. Iliyah Oct 2020 #3
He's griftacular Blue Owl Oct 2020 #4
Yet another mountain of grift trump needs to be investigated for if the Emoluments Clause crickets Oct 2020 #5
Let's see, I think that's significantly more than the four years of salary he brags about foregoing. tanyev Oct 2020 #6
nice little business. Go to your own vacation property, bill the govt for your stay Demovictory9 Oct 2020 #7

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. $3 for a bottle of water . ..
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 02:52 PM
Oct 2020

shithole and family are living off on taxpayer's money. Flying across the USA on taxpayer's money while campaigning.

republicans - silence.

COVID-19 relief - nada.

crickets

(25,982 posts)
5. Yet another mountain of grift trump needs to be investigated for if the Emoluments Clause
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 04:41 PM
Oct 2020

is to mean anything ever again. Time for an independent investigation and Special Counsel. It doesn't matter if no one has managed to nail trump for his crimes before now. The time for that has come as well.

tanyev

(42,603 posts)
6. Let's see, I think that's significantly more than the four years of salary he brags about foregoing.
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 07:17 PM
Oct 2020

*counts on fingers* Why, yes, yes it is.

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