christiefan915
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^ This is you defending trump and those who support him, by deflecting to Biden's son instead of admitting the cocaine could have been left by anybody.
So now we need a Ballroom?
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The White House ballroom is being funded by private donors and President Trump, with contributions from companies like Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and Booz Allen Hamilton, as well as individuals like Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group and a $22 million contribution from Google (via a lawsuit settlement). Other companies in attendance at a recent donor dinner included Microsoft, Amazon, and Coinbase.
Corporate donors
Lockheed Martin: Highlighted as a large donor, possibly pledging more than $10 million.
R.J. Reynolds
Booz Allen Hamilton: Donated amid its federal contract ties.
Palantir Technologies: Major contributor and executives attended a donor dinner.
NextEra Energy
Blackstone Group: CEO Stephen Schwarzman is a donor.
Google (via a subsidiary, YouTube): Contributed $22 million as part of a lawsuit settlement.
Microsoft, Amazon, and Coinbase: Executives attended a donor dinner, though the exact amount of their pledges is not public.
Individual donors
Stephen Schwarzman: CEO of the Blackstone Group, is a donor.
Woody Johnson: Owner of the New York Jets NFL team, attended a donor dinner.
Shari and Edward Glazer: Owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United, attended a donor dinner.
Other
President Trump has committed to using some of his personal wealth to finance the project.
The Trust for the National Mall is managing the donations, allowing contributors to receive a federal tax write-off.
While many companies and individuals attended a recent donor dinner, the White House has not yet released a comprehensive list of all donors and their contributions. "
Stay tuned for a complete list...
The White House ballroom is being funded by private donors and President Trump, with contributions from companies like Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and Booz Allen Hamilton, as well as individuals like Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group and a $22 million contribution from Google (via a lawsuit settlement). Other companies in attendance at a recent donor dinner included Microsoft, Amazon, and Coinbase.
Corporate donors
Lockheed Martin: Highlighted as a large donor, possibly pledging more than $10 million.
R.J. Reynolds
Booz Allen Hamilton: Donated amid its federal contract ties.
Palantir Technologies: Major contributor and executives attended a donor dinner.
NextEra Energy
Blackstone Group: CEO Stephen Schwarzman is a donor.
Google (via a subsidiary, YouTube): Contributed $22 million as part of a lawsuit settlement.
Microsoft, Amazon, and Coinbase: Executives attended a donor dinner, though the exact amount of their pledges is not public.
Individual donors
Stephen Schwarzman: CEO of the Blackstone Group, is a donor.
Woody Johnson: Owner of the New York Jets NFL team, attended a donor dinner.
Shari and Edward Glazer: Owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United, attended a donor dinner.
Other
President Trump has committed to using some of his personal wealth to finance the project.
The Trust for the National Mall is managing the donations, allowing contributors to receive a federal tax write-off.
While many companies and individuals attended a recent donor dinner, the White House has not yet released a comprehensive list of all donors and their contributions. "
Stay tuned for a complete list...
christiefan915
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He won't find any. Here's some data from a few weeks ago.
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
christiefan915
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Who compiled these statistics?
christiefan915
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HEY!!!
You weren't supposed to admit that I've already seen your boudoir.
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Is the biggest concern that this project is not respecting the historical significance of the White House?
" What is "938"? The figure of 938 refers to the total number of overnight guests at the White House between 1993 and 1996, during the Bill Clinton administration. The number of guests who specifically stayed in the Lincoln Bedroom was 821. This practice became the focus of the "Lincoln Bedroom for contributors" controversy during the 1996 campaign finance investigation.
The Lincoln Bedroom controversy
The allegations: The controversy involved accusations that the Clinton administration was "selling" overnight stays in the historic Lincoln Bedroom to major Democratic Party campaign donors in exchange for contributions.
The guest lists: In 1997, to address the suspicions, the White House released the names of 938 overnight guests from Clinton's first term. However, the names of Chelsea Clinton's friends and some family were removed from the public list.
The fundraising link: Subsequent reporting and campaign memos revealed that White House aides used overnight stays and other perks to reward contributors. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) was involved in generating lists of donors to invite. For example, one internal DNC memo from 1995 showed President Clinton endorsing the idea of using sleepovers for fundraising.
The White House defense: The Clinton White House defended the practice, stating that the donors were personal friends and supporters, not just contributors. They denied that the room had been "sold" and Attorney General Janet Reno declined to investigate further, stating that entertaining supporters did not constitute a violation of the law.
Donor contributions: A 1998 report in The New York Times showed that among the 938 guests, many were large contributors to the Democratic Party. For instance, some gave donations of $100,000 or more within days or weeks of their overnight stay. "
" What is "938"? The figure of 938 refers to the total number of overnight guests at the White House between 1993 and 1996, during the Bill Clinton administration. The number of guests who specifically stayed in the Lincoln Bedroom was 821. This practice became the focus of the "Lincoln Bedroom for contributors" controversy during the 1996 campaign finance investigation.
The Lincoln Bedroom controversy
The allegations: The controversy involved accusations that the Clinton administration was "selling" overnight stays in the historic Lincoln Bedroom to major Democratic Party campaign donors in exchange for contributions.
The guest lists: In 1997, to address the suspicions, the White House released the names of 938 overnight guests from Clinton's first term. However, the names of Chelsea Clinton's friends and some family were removed from the public list.
The fundraising link: Subsequent reporting and campaign memos revealed that White House aides used overnight stays and other perks to reward contributors. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) was involved in generating lists of donors to invite. For example, one internal DNC memo from 1995 showed President Clinton endorsing the idea of using sleepovers for fundraising.
The White House defense: The Clinton White House defended the practice, stating that the donors were personal friends and supporters, not just contributors. They denied that the room had been "sold" and Attorney General Janet Reno declined to investigate further, stating that entertaining supporters did not constitute a violation of the law.
Donor contributions: A 1998 report in The New York Times showed that among the 938 guests, many were large contributors to the Democratic Party. For instance, some gave donations of $100,000 or more within days or weeks of their overnight stay. "
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Demolishing part of the East Wing and replacing it with a ballroom larger than a football field is not a "renovation" nor remodeling. It's a vanity project for a man who considers himself King of the United States. Agreed on them paying for it.
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Seriously? What kind of fucking moron is stupid enough to believe that story? Other than MAGAts that is.
If cocaine was found other than in the security bin, it would have just disappeared. When a security guard found it, the find was documented and reported.
Additionally, IIRC, that particular security checkpoint was only used by lower-level employees.
BartenderElite
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Goalpost move. There is much more to 'political violence' than riots.
Goalpost move. An attempt to deflect my point by pretending the point made was not the one postulated. You asked why I said it was a leftist thing, then I provided information. You asked for statistics, I provided. You then tried to pretend that the conversation we were having was not what we were talking about, literally moving the goalposts...
I find that weak, you can do better. Be honest. Political violence is almost always a leftist thing, and as I stated, if you are betting you would do far better to bet that reports of political violence are leftist than you ever would betting they were rightwingers...
BartenderElite
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Say what?
Your original contention: "Look. when the violence happens if it is political you could bet it is a leftist thing and be right over 99% of the time"
Did you mean to say "just riots, though"?
If I meant to say "just riots" I would have said "just riots". I said that political violence is more often a leftist thing, you asked where I came up with that, I provided information. You asked about the statistic, I provided more information....
You then tried to pretend I said something that I did not... literally. I do mean literally. Moving the goalposts.
BartenderElite
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If you weren't focused on riots, then the information you provided is almost completely irrelevant.
You're being biased & partisan in this discussion. You've implied that ONLY the left characterizes riots as "mostly peaceful," when pretty much every MAGA I've heard has characterized J6 that way. You have ignored that Trump pardoned all J6 rioters, and that his crowds would generally rise and have a moment to salute the "J6 hostages" at rallies. You also implied that no one was sent to prison for the more left-oriented riots. And you have incorrectly implied that 99% of political violence is from the left.
It's all stuff I hear from MAGA's regularly. But I don't consider you to be MAGA. You have exaggerated & put forth an extremely one-sided perspective on this.