Remember when Trump put those ugly gold frames up along the entire White House colonnade? Those cost US $347,503.
But that’s not all…
He also replaced the perfectly fine path.
As workers tore up the flagstone in March, a reporter asked Trump who was paying for the enhancements. “Paid for by me,” he replied.
But that wasn’t true.
Budget documents just released from the National Park Service and obtained by The Atlantic show that the walkway replacement cost taxpayers — US — $689,232, and is part of a $1.3 MILLION “project” that included repairing adjacent stone and masonry and providing new hardware for nearby doors.
He cares more about redecorating than leading. He cares more about vanity projects than serious issues. And he cares more about himself than anyone or anything.
📸: The Atlantic
1. Congressman Mike Collins, the GOP nominee for US Senate in Georgia, has spent over $400,000 of taxpayer money designated for office expenses on TV ads that are virtually indistinguishable from his campaign ads.
🚨On June 22, 40-year-old Andrew Brown was riding his bike on Fairacres Road when he was struck and killed by a black Cadillac. He died at the scene — abandoned.
The killer? Meet Kimberly Skaggs, former treasurer of the Republican Party of New Mexico. No instinct to stop. No instinct to help or to dial for an ambulance. Just flee and try to cover her tracks. A judge just ruled she’s staying in jail ahead of trial.
Investigators used Flock surveillance cameras to trace the vehicle back to Skaggs, who allegedly took off after hitting him. At the crash site: a shattered bike, scattered car debris, and 208 feet of skid marks — nearly the length of a football field.
This isn’t her first instance of reckless-driving. She’s been hauled into NM court SIX times for speeding, including a 2025 case where she was allegedly clocked at 88 mph in a 35 mph zone — dismissed only because prosecutors no-showed. Nearly every citation, conveniently dropped.
Prosecutors say that after killing Brown, instead of calling for help, Skaggs hid the car at another property. Once police got a warrant, they found blood spatter, missing parts, and tire marks matching the bike. She didn’t turn herself in until June 24 — two days later.
She’s now facing felony charges for leaving the scene of a fatal accident and tampering with evidence.
A party that built its brand on “law and order” keeps producing leadership who are amoral and criminal to their core.
Another dandy:
“Trump reported more than 21,000 trades across eight investment accounts in 2025, averaging about 80 trades per trading day. That is almost 24 times the number of transactions previously disclosed.”
Russian women gave birth in Florida for the specific purpose of getting their kids US passports, in a procedure often called "birth tourism." The births occurring at properties owned by Donald Trump. Yes, he knew this was happening, and NOT once has he said anything about Russia having anchor babies in America.
A new report found that Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, is among 113 powerful figures identified in a leaked membership list from Dialog — Peter Thiel's invitation-only secret society.
Drop Site's @JulianAndreone questioned Himes about his membership. Himes said he attended one conference more than a decade ago and downplayed the notion that Dialog is a "secret society," decrying the left's criticisms as "conspiratorial."
Himes, as Intelligence Committee ranking member, is responsible for oversight of intelligence agencies and private surveillance firms like Palantir, of which Peter Thiel and Joe Lonsdale, another Dialog member, are co-founders.
This year's retreat, scheduled for August in Dublin, includes sessions on "Navigating WWIII," "Battlefield Technologies," and how to "build a cult." Past sessions have included other oddly non-political topics, like
"How's Your Sex Life?"
KNOXVILLE: “The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with ex assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay $1.9 million (after firing her for a Charlie Kirk comment) .” https://t.co/cAsm30uhsv
I’ve been informed that I’ll get a vote today at 5:15pm on my resolution to force a report of the slush fund that’s been used to settle claims of sexual misconduct by members of Congress using taxpayer money. A debate at approximately 4pm will precede the vote.
One of the products used during Trump’s reflection pool renovation: “RHINO 405 A Thixotropic High Viscosity Epoxy Resin”
Safety data sheet: “Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects”