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In It to Win It

(12,824 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 05:42 PM Sep 2025

YouTube did a thing 🙄

BREAKING

YouTube has agreed to pay .5 million to settle the lawsuit brought by President Trump against the company for suspending his account.

Most of the funds will go towards the fund the president setup for the White House ballroom.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/46IT4P1
— Yashar Ali ðŸ˜ (@yasharali.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T21:04:55.021Z

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YouTube did a thing 🙄 (Original Post) In It to Win It Sep 2025 OP

Like that was a surprise. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #1

Archived from NYT usonian Sep 2025 #2

OldBaldy1701E

(11,553 posts)

1. Like that was a surprise. (n/t)

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 05:44 PM

Sep 2025

usonian

(26,593 posts)

2. Archived from NYT

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 06:32 PM

Sep 2025

https://archive.ph/3hytw#selection-717.0-717.315

>The vast majority of YouTube’s settlement payment — $22 million — will go to Mr. Trump, according to the filing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He has directed that the money be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall and to the construction of a ballroom at the White House.

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