“This Is a Stickup”: Trump’s White House Project Nears $1B as Taxpayers Foot the Bill

Donald Trump said taxpayers would not have to pay for his White House ballroom project. Now Roland Martin says the reconstruction tab has climbed toward $900 million to $1 billion, with federal money being pulled from different accounts to help cover the cost.

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Roland Martin says Trump promised taxpayers would not pay for his White House ballroom project, but the reconstruction price has now climbed toward $900 million to $1 billion. Rebekah Caruthers calls the movement of federal money into Trump-related projects “a stickup” and “massive corruption,” while Dr. Derrick Jackson says the lack of oversight and transparency creates opportunities for corruption. Lisa Durden says Trump has spent years leapfrogging normal processes and calls him a “charlatan” as the panel asks why self-described fiscal conservatives are not stopping the spending.

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Donald Trump said taxpayers would not have to pay for his White House ballroom project, but Roland Martin says the reconstruction tab has now climbed toward $900 million to $1 billion. The segment points to the demolished East Wing, ballroom construction, work on the White House grounds and federal money being pulled from different accounts to help pay for the project.

Rebekah Caruthers says the Trump family’s financial activity and the movement of government money demand serious investigation. Her blunt assessment: “they literally just backed up to the Treasury Department and said give us all your money. This is a stickup.” She also calls what is happening “massive corruption” and says the country cannot simply move on without investigating where the money went.

Dr. Derrick Jackson says the spending is happening without proper congressional oversight and with too little transparency. He argues that hundreds of millions of dollars flowing through government accounts creates an opportunity for corruption, calls the projects vanity spending, and says “the taxpayers are being robbed” while money is being taken from other public priorities.

Lisa Durden says Trump has long bypassed normal processes and acts as if no one will stop him. She calls him “a charlatan” and “a $3 bill,” while Roland blasts Republicans who claim to care about fiscal conservatism but are allowing Trump to keep spending and tearing up the people’s house.

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