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Trump on track to spend most on 'no-bid' contracts in a DECADE
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July 23, 2026
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1:40Now PlayingAccording to a government watchdog group, the Trump administration spent the most taxpayer dollars in a decade on so-called "no-bid" government contracts in 2025 and is on pace to spend even more this year. Senator Richard Blumenthal D-Conn. spoke exclusively with MS NOW's Marc Santia at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool about why the government's justification for using these kinds of contracts doesn't hold water.
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