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Miles Archer

(24,045 posts) Tue May 5, 2026, 03:09 PM 21 hrs ago

WE should not give Trump $1B of OUR money for his BALLROOM until he pays E Jean Carroll the $88 million he owes her

First of all, no...he shouldn't get the billion. But if Republicans tie it to a "reconciliation" process that allows them to speed it through with minimal votes and no filibuster, there's not a hell of a lot we can do about it.

And it's probably pissing into the wind to suggest it, but he should not be allowed to touch one penny of it until he pays E Jean Carroll the $88 million he owes her.

And we already know he never intends to do that.

This is why, when this fat fuck heads off to his dirt nap, 1/3 of the country will be sobbing and the other 2/3 will be like Michael Flatley Lord Of The Dance after a couple of lines of Peruvian Flake.

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WE should not give Trump $1B of OUR money for his BALLROOM until he pays E Jean Carroll the $88 million he owes her (Original Post) Miles Archer 21 hrs ago OP

WAIT! WHAT? How did the price MORE than double? Thunderbeast 21 hrs ago #1

I posted a thread on it here: Miles Archer 19 hrs ago #7

The cost has actually TRIPLED, Thunderbeast. Totally Tunsie 18 hrs ago #12

We should not give 1 billion to his ballroom. themaguffin 21 hrs ago #2

this is the only sane position. tman 21 hrs ago #3

There is something we can do--win big in November. spooky3 21 hrs ago #4

Screw that... lame54 21 hrs ago #5

He should give the taxpayers $1 billion for building his stupid ballroom. greatauntoftriplets 21 hrs ago #6

WE should not give Trump NameAlreadyTaken 19 hrs ago #8

I heard when he appealed he had to put the Tree Lady 19 hrs ago #9

White House officials said that the legislation would authorize the entire project -- including the aboveground ballroom LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #10

Trump admin's official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom is security-related. LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #11

Your headline should have ended after the word "Ballroom"! Totally Tunsie 18 hrs ago #13

Thunderbeast

(3,830 posts)

1. WAIT! WHAT? How did the price MORE than double?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:20 PM

21 hrs ago

How did a $300 Million (later $400 Million) dollar ego project funded by private donors (Bribes?) turn into a BILLION DOLLAR ego project funded by the treasury?

Miles Archer

(24,045 posts)

7. I posted a thread on it here:

Reply to Thunderbeast (Reply #1)

Tue May 5, 2026, 05:11 PM

19 hrs ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221219817

Republicans knew they were going to have to fund DHS / ICE with a "reconciliation" bill they could slip through with minimal votes and no filibuster, so they just decided to tack on a billion for Grampy.

Pretty crass and straightforward...they know they can get away with it because they have the votes, even if Dems are unanimous in saying "NO."

Totally Tunsie

(11,974 posts)

12. The cost has actually TRIPLED, Thunderbeast.

Reply to Thunderbeast (Reply #1)

Tue May 5, 2026, 07:03 PM

18 hrs ago

The Billion (with a B) is ADDITIONAL to the $400 Million supposedly being funded by private donors, for a total of $1.4 Billion.

You see, the $400 Million is for the Ballroom itself, but it's up to us Losers and Suckers to pay for the security. the hospital, the command offices, etc. that will be below the ballroom. Trust me...there's only one thing I want buried under this ballroom, and that's trump himself.

We knew, didn't we all, that this would happen. It's trump, after all.

themaguffin

(5,337 posts)

2. We should not give 1 billion to his ballroom.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:27 PM

21 hrs ago

period.

tman

(1,253 posts)

3. this is the only sane position.

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #2)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:30 PM

21 hrs ago

spooky3

(38,796 posts)

4. There is something we can do--win big in November.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:43 PM

21 hrs ago

The Congress can then pass a bill that stops the construction.

lame54

(40,035 posts)

5. Screw that...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:47 PM

21 hrs ago

NO CONDITION should allowed for that money to be given

greatauntoftriplets

(179,276 posts)

6. He should give the taxpayers $1 billion for building his stupid ballroom.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:56 PM

21 hrs ago

E. Jean Carroll deserves her $88 million.

NameAlreadyTaken

(2,329 posts)

8. WE should not give Trump

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 05:15 PM

19 hrs ago

$1B of OUR money, period.

Tree Lady

(13,377 posts)

9. I heard when he appealed he had to put the

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 05:52 PM

19 hrs ago

Full amount in a trust. So money is there when final judge says it’s hers.

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,464 posts)

10. White House officials said that the legislation would authorize the entire project -- including the aboveground ballroom

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 06:50 PM

18 hrs ago

Senate Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize security construction, but not Trump’s ballroom. The White House disagrees.

Link to tweet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/05/senate-budget-bill-trump-ballroom

Senate Republicans late Monday proposed $1 billion to pay for new White House security measures, with lawmakers and White House officials disagreeing over whether the legislation would cover President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom.

The proposed legislative text says the money would be used for both aboveground and underground security features that the administration has declined to fully detail. The text explicitly says the money could not be used for “non-security elements” of the project, a reference to Trump’s planned ballroom.....

White House officials said Tuesday that the legislation, if enacted, would authorize the entire project — including the aboveground ballroom.

“Congress has rightly recognized the need for these funds,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement, citing the high-profile incident last month when a gunman stormed through the security checkpoint outside the White House correspondents’ dinner. “The proposal would provide the United States Secret Service with the resources they need to fully and completely harden the White House complex, in addition to the many other critical missions for the USSS.”.....

Trump has argued that the ballroom itself is a needed national security measure so he and future presidents can safely entertain VIP guests, a message increasingly echoed by his allies in Congress after last month’s incident. Justice Department officials last week asked Leon to dissolve his order blocking construction, citing the shooting at the correspondents’ dinner in a rambling legal filing that read like one of Trump’s Truth Social posts.....

Democrats argued Tuesday that the proposal illustrates that Republicans are out of touch with voters’ needs, highlighting the broadly unpopular ballroom. Fifty-six percent of Americans oppose Trump’s decision to tear down the White House’s East Wing to make way for his planned ballroom, funded by about $400 million in private donations, while 28 percent support the project, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted last month.

trump will use the $1 billion for the entire project including the aboveground ballroom. There will be no funding by private donations.

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,464 posts)

11. Trump admin's official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom is security-related.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 06:56 PM

18 hrs ago

trump wants US taxpayers to pay the entire cost of the ballroom

Link to tweet

The reconciliation bill says that Trump can’t spend the $1 billion they gave him for the ballroom on “non-security” features.

But the Trump admin’s official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom — from the walls to the columns to the ceiling — is security-related.

Totally Tunsie

(11,974 posts)

13. Your headline should have ended after the word "Ballroom"!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 07:06 PM

18 hrs ago

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