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Warpy

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42. Democrats and a Re[ib;ocam pr two are [isjomg bacl jard

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #41)

Thu May 21, 2026, 02:41 PM

23 hrs ago

against sticking us with the bill for the destruction of the East Wing and its replacement with the Epstein Ballroom. I sincerely doubt the bill for this boondoggle will get passed on to taxpayers. Most likely it will never get off the drawing board, if it makes it that far out of Fatso's fevered imagination.

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