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3Hotdogs

(15,050 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 03:34 PM 5 hrs ago

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The cost for the Trump East Wing is already over that which Anal Fistula announced.

Should he be prosecuted?

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The cost for the Trump East Wing is already over that which Anal Fistula announced. (Original Post) 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago OP

He needs to bin iinvestigated by the same bunch that are going after Powell for cost overruns. Fair is fair. ratchiweenie 5 hrs ago #1

Have they started building his ballroom? Autumn 4 hrs ago #2

The ballroom exists to collect funding Johonny 3 hrs ago #5

So if it's not being bult and none of the money has been spent on it how is it over budget? Autumn 1 hr ago #6

What is the budget? Johonny 1 hr ago #7

Trumps magic money make sense Autumn 1 hr ago #8

His DoJ is prosecuting Jay Powell for the same thing: going overbudget on buildings. CousinIT 4 hrs ago #3

How can that be? Nothing has been built yet. Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #4

ratchiweenie

(8,163 posts)

1. He needs to bin iinvestigated by the same bunch that are going after Powell for cost overruns. Fair is fair.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 03:46 PM

5 hrs ago

Autumn

(48,768 posts)

2. Have they started building his ballroom?

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:07 PM

4 hrs ago

Johonny

(25,533 posts)

5. The ballroom exists to collect funding

Reply to Autumn (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:09 PM

3 hrs ago

For the existence of a ballroom. If it were ever built . . .

Autumn

(48,768 posts)

6. So if it's not being bult and none of the money has been spent on it how is it over budget?

Reply to Johonny (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:01 PM

1 hr ago

Johonny

(25,533 posts)

7. What is the budget?

Reply to Autumn (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:03 PM

1 hr ago

All we know is Trump changed the price he claimed it would cost, and fired the contractor, we assume because he dared to charge money to do the work.

The budget is purely magic money at this point.

Autumn

(48,768 posts)

8. Trumps magic money make sense

Reply to Johonny (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:06 PM

1 hr ago

I think maybe it has all disappeared into his offshore accounts.

CousinIT

(12,284 posts)

3. His DoJ is prosecuting Jay Powell for the same thing: going overbudget on buildings.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:17 PM

4 hrs ago

IMO, Trump should get the same.

Wiz Imp

(9,042 posts)

4. How can that be? Nothing has been built yet.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:37 PM

4 hrs ago

I don't think there are even plans after Trump fired the original architect.

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