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soothsayer

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Tue Oct 27, 2020, 02:19 PM Oct 2020

the government has paid $2.5 million to @realdonaldtrump's businesses. Far more than we knew.


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David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
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Oct 27, 2020
NEW: Previously un-released documents show the government has paid $2.5 million to @realdonaldtrump's businesses. Far more than we knew.

Trump Org charged $7,700 for a dinner, $6,000 for floral arrangements…and $3 for POTUS’s own glass of water.

Ballrooms, candles and luxury cottages: During Trump’s term, millions of government and GOP dollars...
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David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
Here's video from the meeting where @realdonaldtrump's club charged taxpayers $3 for POTUS' own glass of water.

I wish I could tell you if it was tap, bottled, sparkling, or perhaps flecked with gold. But in the video, no water appears.

https://c-span.org/video/?444190-1/president-trump-meets-japanese-prime-minister-abe
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the government has paid $2.5 million to @realdonaldtrump's businesses. Far more than we knew. (Original Post) soothsayer Oct 2020 OP
Of course. Bet the Secret Service got billed $10 for every watery glass of soda they had. tanyev Oct 2020 #1
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