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By Bob Brigham
Published February 06, 2021
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Donald Trump's lie about election fraud hasn't only cost lives, it has also cost taxpayers over half a billion dollars according to a new analysis by The Washington Post.
"President Donald Trump's onslaught of falsehoods about the November election misled millions of Americans, undermined faith in the electoral system, sparked a deadly riot and has now left taxpayers with a large, and growing, bill. The total so far: $519 million," the newspaper reported Saturday.
"The costs have mounted daily as government agencies at all levels have been forced to devote public funds to respond to actions taken by Trump and his supporters, according to a Washington Post review of local, state and federal spending records, as well as interviews with government officials. The expenditures include legal fees prompted by dozens of fruitless lawsuits, enhanced security in response to death threats against poll workers, and costly repairs needed after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. That attack triggered the expensive massing of thousands of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington amid fears of additional extremist violence," the newspaper explained.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-taxpayers/
Somehow I really believe that he should have to re-pay the taxpayers of this country, like severing his taxpayer retirement, secret service detail, health care, the whole shebang...............
magicarpet
(14,160 posts)Shut this fascist pig down so he does not pull this stunt again. Hopefully it will also discourage later candidates from any such behavior or actions again to launch a coup d 'etat and overthrow our Democracy.
RainCaster
(10,911 posts)As they now worry about "fiscal responsibility", they need to pontificate over this expense by their "hero-zero".
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,675 posts)Hillary called it, bigtime
captain queeg
(10,235 posts)Like all the towns he stiffed for security costs
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)with righteous DISGUSTIPATION. I imagine all of the coffers are empty. There's no place we can send him that would hideous enough
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)and turn it into the Trump Homeless Shelter. See what that does to his fucking "brand".