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Irish_Dem

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18. The cost of Trump's stunts are absolutely staggering.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:05 PM
Jan 2026

The cost of ICE, the military operations, the non stop luxury spending on the part of his people is in the billions and billons.

Plus Trump has personally made at least $1B.
This is what we know about, I think he has stolen much more.
His goal is to be the world's first trillionaire.

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But no money for healthcare, food, housing, utilizes, education, science, etc. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #1
I was a sailor Traildogbob Jan 2026 #4
My uncle was a sailor. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #9
Sorry Traildogbob Jan 2026 #12
No sorry necessary! Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #13
I would hate to know popsdenver Jan 2026 #16
The cost of Trump's stunts are absolutely staggering. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #18
LOL he can't claim the popsdenver Jan 2026 #19
$200,000 !!! Liberal In Texas Jan 2026 #2
Well, I suppose it depends on pretrump era. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #5
How about Traildogbob Jan 2026 #3
Absolutely! we can add on all the additional expenses. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #6
Just look at all the benefits listed on Gov website mysteryowl Jan 2026 #7
3 trillion added to the debt in just 3 months. gab13by13 Jan 2026 #8
Wow! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #10
Huge waste of flesh, too. Efilroft Sul Jan 2026 #11
That is the tip of the ice berg popsdenver Jan 2026 #14
MAGA doesn't care about wasting money. They just don't want to spend it on programs they can't profit from. ChicagoTeamster Jan 2026 #15
Dictators need troops, not happy citizens. quakerboy Jan 2026 #17
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