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" ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: deckeda
Date: July 10, 2019 11:06AM
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Trump’s July Fourth event and weekend protests bankrupted D.C. security fund, mayor says
Mayor goes begging to be reimbursed.
for what? Oh a little thing called SECURITY.
"... used to protect the nation’s capital from terrorist threats and provide security at events such as rallies and state funerals."
Instead, the nation got covfefe about ramparts getting rammed by a Continental Army seizing the airports.
Mayor goes begging to be reimbursed.
for what? Oh a little thing called SECURITY.
"... used to protect the nation’s capital from terrorist threats and provide security at events such as rallies and state funerals."
Instead, the nation got covfefe about ramparts getting rammed by a Continental Army seizing the airports.
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: July 10, 2019 11:48AM
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I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason 45 did this was to hurt D.C. economically. They didn't vote for him.
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: Acer
Date: July 10, 2019 11:51AM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: Speedy
Date: July 10, 2019 11:52AM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: hal
Date: July 10, 2019 12:14PM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: deckeda
Date: July 10, 2019 12:21PM
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hal
Congress would arrange for payment, not the white house - right?
Even before the event, it became widely known as "Trump's" July 4th event. His administration wanted the pomp, the circumstance, the sale of tickets, the military and so on. Congress had nothing to do with any of the excess.
The mayor is making the people responsible for all of that. Note that she's also requesting Trump's campaign reimburse the city of expenses related to the Inauguration ... for which he still owes.
But paying what you owe doesn't make for good TV, so he likely will ignore it.
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: July 10, 2019 12:32PM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: hal
Date: July 10, 2019 01:05PM
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cbelt3
Except it was a campaign event (duh). So his campaign needs to write the check.Quote
hal
Congress would arrange for payment, not the white house - right?
Technically, it was not. I'm curious about this - congress pays or arranges for paying bills that the gov't generates - right? How or why the bill was generated doesn't matter - right?
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: GGD
Date: July 10, 2019 01:18PM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: deckeda
Date: July 10, 2019 01:38PM
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This is not a news story "worrying" about D.C. finances per se. It's merely an additional illustration of the president's disregard for paying what he owes, to anyone.
Yes it is "federal money" but both Congress and the White House apparently need to effectively act. And "Congress" doesn't have one central person or office who is the focus of "Congress."
The mayor knows that making a public plea to the White House causes them to either publicly act or publicly ignore it.
Speaking of which, the White House's position on the inaugural costs is to simply lie about it.
How do we know it's a lie? We know who is credible and who is not.
Congress may "get around to it" or they may be prodded to do so sooner. That's where White House influence (contribution) comes in. D.C. has already asked Congress for money. Congress may be intentionally dragging their feet to make Trump look bad. Or they may other stuff to do first. Or they may not have enough conservative support to spend the money. I don't know. Does it matter?
We can speculate all day about why D.C. got a bankrupted account, if that helps. Or we can note that Trump's spectacle of embarrassment is expensive in real dollars, and that he doesn't show enthusiasm for recompense then, or now.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2019 01:40PM by deckeda.
Yes it is "federal money" but both Congress and the White House apparently need to effectively act. And "Congress" doesn't have one central person or office who is the focus of "Congress."
The mayor knows that making a public plea to the White House causes them to either publicly act or publicly ignore it.
Speaking of which, the White House's position on the inaugural costs is to simply lie about it.
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White House officials have said that the District agreed to use unspent money in the emergency fund to pay for inaugural costs, an assertion denied by the Bowser administration.
How do we know it's a lie? We know who is credible and who is not.
Congress may "get around to it" or they may be prodded to do so sooner. That's where White House influence (contribution) comes in. D.C. has already asked Congress for money. Congress may be intentionally dragging their feet to make Trump look bad. Or they may other stuff to do first. Or they may not have enough conservative support to spend the money. I don't know. Does it matter?
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Congress and the White House have been placing less money in the account each year than the city is spending — in fiscal 2017, for example, $14.9 million was added to the fund while $24.4 million was spent.
We can speculate all day about why D.C. got a bankrupted account, if that helps. Or we can note that Trump's spectacle of embarrassment is expensive in real dollars, and that he doesn't show enthusiasm for recompense then, or now.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2019 01:40PM by deckeda.
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: bfd
Date: July 10, 2019 03:08PM
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Re: " ... the estimated costs for July Fourth were six times as much as in years past and were likely to grow as the city continues to tally expenses."
Posted by: Speedy
Date: July 10, 2019 08:20PM
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