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msongs

(70,384 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:00 PM 3 hrs ago

will trump give back $250M inauguration donations now that it is scaled back and indoors???

ya know, those million billionaires who paid thru the nose to grovel before his highness at his
500 K audience event that is now scaled down to an arena for 20K?

Trump...give back money? hmmm

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will trump give back $250M inauguration donations now that it is scaled back and indoors??? (Original Post) msongs 3 hrs ago OP
Pffffft! Hugin 3 hrs ago #1
There would be a bigger chance of the Earth reversing its orbit Norbert 3 hrs ago #2
Hahahahahahaha! Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #3
It's already been... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #4
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha sheshe2 2 hrs ago #5
What she said. surfered 2 hrs ago #11
Any moment now! LisaL 2 hrs ago #6
That's the price of admission dweller 2 hrs ago #7
Shirley, you jest... spanone 2 hrs ago #8
Don't call me Shirley. Ocelot II 2 hrs ago #10
Loved that one spanone 21 min ago #17
The biggest crowd ever nakocal 2 hrs ago #9
Does that mean they won't be paying the workers for what they've done so far? Igel 2 hrs ago #12
Sure Srkdqltr 2 hrs ago #13
They knew what they were paying for ... and it wasn't any ceremony. nt eppur_se_muova 2 hrs ago #14
Not one bit. sakabatou 2 hrs ago #15
Knr UTUSN 1 hr ago #16
Money? What money? I don't remember any. What money? NameAlreadyTaken 12 min ago #18

dweller

(25,278 posts)
7. That's the price of admission
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:39 PM
2 hrs ago

To his inauguration … everyone else is 💩 outa luck



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Igel

(36,377 posts)
12. Does that mean they won't be paying the workers for what they've done so far?
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:57 PM
2 hrs ago

That's sort of (1). I mean people labored, they're worth their pay. Setting up and taking down in the absence of use is still setting up and taking down.

The inauguration includes a lot of post-swearing-in crap, as well, and probably the lion's share of the expenses. Balls, parties, festivities. The WH (re)decoration is privately funded, IIRC, and is the same funding source.

Who knows what gold lame costs these days.

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