#fraudwasteandabuse — Public Fediverse posts

Rep. Brendan Boyle: "Republicans always say America can't afford child care or affordable housing. But they always find the cash for whatever Trump wants — like the #IranWar or a vanity ballroom. Let's call this Republican spending package what it is: The Billion Dollar Ballroom Act."
#WastefulSpending #FraudWasteAndAbuse #corruption #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The political risk of spending taxpayer dollars on parts of a new White House ballroom has unsettled congressional Republicans who are questioning whether they can approve $1 billion:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/white-house-ballroom-blitz-00922587?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
#WastefulSpending #corruption #FraudWasteAndAbuse

"Democrats may shape a midterm message around the GOP plan to spend $1 billion on security for the White House renovation that will build Pres. Donald Trump’s ballroom. It would start with Annie Andrews. This South Carolina Democrat is running against Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Congress’ top proponents of Trump’s #ballroom:
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/07/2026/grahams-democratic-opponent-hits-him-on-ballroom-funding
#FraudWasteAndAbuse #corruption #affordability #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"CNN Ends Trump Ballroom Supercut With Brutal 2-Word Punchline":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-donald-trump-ballroom-supercut_n_69fae490e4b002c4c4a091b0?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#TrumpLiedAgain #FraudWasteAndAbuse #WastefulSpending #politics

"The US Department of Defense has asked the White House to approve a request exceeding $200 billion that would be sent to Congress to finance the ongoing war in Iran":
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/pentagon-seeks-over-usd-200-billion-to-fund-iran-us-war-congress-likely-to-oppose-ws-l-19871312.htm
#ABillionHereABillionThereAndPrettySoonYouAreTalkingAboutRealMoney
#FraudWasteAndAbuse #UnnecessaryWar copy: @renewedresistance

"With the ouster of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on the emergency officials to release aid for Los Angeles wildfire recovery ...

Newsom poked the outgoing DHS secretary, calling Noem 'Kosplay Kristi' and including with the statement a photo of her riding a horse from what the governor said was a 'taxpayer-funded vanity campaign'.”:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/06/newsom-calls-outgoing-homeland-security-secretary-kosplay-kristi-demands-agency-release-500m-in-stalled-wildfire-funding-00817859
#mismanagement #FraudWasteAndAbuse #ICEBarbie #KristiNoem #TooClownishForTrump

Peter Baker: "Trump said on July 19: 'All three nuclear sites in #Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service.'

Witkoff said on February 22: 'They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material'."
#SomeoneIsLying #military #UnnecessaryWar #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics copy: @renewedresistance

Jesse Lee: "I honestly can’t believe Trump’s response to a massive electoral rebuke over the cost of living is a tour of all the gaudy gold and brass renovations he’s made using our tax dollars."
#Trump #OutOfTouch #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics

Trump continues his #ArgentinaFirst policy to #MakeArgentinaGreatAgain:
Trump's "plans to purchase 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina, quadruple the typical quota — has spurred intense backlash from farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups who have felt burned by several Trump administration policies in recent months":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/like-eggs-part-two-trump-administration-scrambles-to-bring-down-beef-prices-00622680
#ag #cronyism #mismanagement #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics #ethics

Trump continues his #ArgentinaFirst policy to #MakeArgentinaGreatAgain:
Trump's "plans to purchase 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina, quadruple the typical quota — has spurred intense backlash from farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups who have felt burned by several Trump administration policies in recent months":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/like-eggs-part-two-trump-administration-scrambles-to-bring-down-beef-prices-00622680
#ag #cronyism #mismanagement #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics #ethics

Trump continues his #ArgentinaFirst policy to #MakeArgentinaGreatAgain:
Trump's "plans to purchase 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina, quadruple the typical quota — has spurred intense backlash from farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups who have felt burned by several Trump administration policies in recent months":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/like-eggs-part-two-trump-administration-scrambles-to-bring-down-beef-prices-00622680
#ag #cronyism #mismanagement #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics #ethics

Trump continues his #ArgentinaFirst policy to #MakeArgentinaGreatAgain:
Trump's "plans to purchase 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina, quadruple the typical quota — has spurred intense backlash from farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups who have felt burned by several Trump administration policies in recent months":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/like-eggs-part-two-trump-administration-scrambles-to-bring-down-beef-prices-00622680
#ag #cronyism #mismanagement #FraudWasteAndAbuse #politics #ethics

The #TrumpCrimeFamily found a new way to appear to be corrupt: Donald Trump Jr. is "serving as a paid adviser to a military contractor ... Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged that as he helped screen potential candidates for Pentagon positions":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/trump-drones-pentagon.html
#FraudWasteAndAbuse #DonJr #greed #mismanagement #politics

"Ronny Chieng Shades Pete Hegseth’s #Military Address: 'Listen, we all do weird things when we’re drunk, OK? Some of us slide into an ex’s DMs, and some of us call every U.S. general to a meeting at Quantico'.”:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/arts/television/ronny-chieng-pete-hegseth-military-late-night.html
“This guy (Hegseth) will text top secret war plans, but when it comes to body-shaming, he’s like, ‘I want to see their fat faces when I tell them how fat their faces are’.”
#FraudWasteAndAbuse #WasteOfMoney #politics

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's meeting today with American generals is "unnecessarily expensive and disruptive to the important work that keeps us all safe":
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-and-the-generals?r=5n3e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
#FraudWasteAndAbuse #DogAndPonyShow #military #extremism #politics

"Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent an inquiry to the Pentagon about costs of Tuesday’s Generals meeting including price, whether a virtual format was considered, and what protection measures and contingency plans are being implemented.
#GoodQuestions #NationalSecurity #military #Trump #recklessness #FraudWasteAndAbuse