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Jeebo

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Wed Jun 24, 2026, 03:27 PM Wednesday

HOW THE HELL does that cost $16 MILLION?!?! [View all]

Some of these figures that are coming out of that orange con man's regime bewilder and perplex me.

HOW THE HELL does it cost SIXTEEN MILLION U.S. DOLLARS to paint the bottom of a pool and fill it up with water?

HOW THE HELL does it cost HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to build a ballroom?

HOW THE HELL does it cost ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS to "retrofit" (whatever that means) an already flying plane?

These people who are running this country are not only grifters, con artists, crookeder than a dog's hind leg, corrupt to their very core, they are also world-class wastrels and spendthrifts. And they are the ones who were relentlessly criticizing Obama because of the cost of his Secret Service protection while his family was on vacation.

— Ron

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Construction is really expensive. maxsolomon Wednesday #1
maybe 10% dave99 Wednesday #9
I read an article about the maintenance PatSeg Wednesday #16
Especially since the laborers were deported. orthoclad Wednesday #18
It's like those $900 hammers orthoclad Wednesday #2
Not hammers TxGuitar Wednesday #14
It's almost enough to make a suspicous person wonder whether there are record high levels of corruption struggle4progress Wednesday #3
It doesn't, unless your the greatest con artist in human history. nt miyazaki Wednesday #4
Because he likes spending money Mr.Bee Wednesday #5
Graft, corruption and no-bid contracts to enrich your friends? Evolve Dammit Wednesday #6
Kickbacks to Trump dflprincess Wednesday #7
Construction IS expensive... Escape Wednesday #8
I think I read sarcasm in your response. Bumbles Wednesday #11
Funny thing about "costs".. Permanut Wednesday #10
This regime is laundering money and Billsdaughter Wednesday #12
Trump insists on only the best . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #13
Its a big pool BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #15
I remember a corrupt civil war era VGNonly Wednesday #17
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