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Alex's avatar

Where did the money come from? Who paid this if congress holds the purse strings?

Shelly L's avatar

My thoughts exactly. Arrest Trump for a traitor to this country and the Constitution!!

Roger Helbig's avatar

Treason is explicitly defined in the Constitution and Trump's actions do not rise that required level. The best you can do is call for impeachment, but that requires a) some Trumpican members of the House become humans and concerned with the people of the United States and b) Similar needs to happen among the Trumpicans in the Senate. Alaska's Lisa Murkowski appears to be the only non-Trumpican in the Senate. Remember, you need 2/3 majority in the Senate to convict and remove President from office. That is a very high bar. The Founders never dreamed that a President would in effect own US Senators which in effect is what Trump has done.

MorningStar's avatar

LOL! yeah, we saw how the last impeachment worked out for the country.

Stephanie Cockrum's avatar

SCOTUS gave the president immunity remember?

Terry's avatar

What trump is doing is not president official duties. They would never be classified as such because everything he's doing is against the constitution, and is unlawful.

Terry's avatar

Presidential. Good God, I swear this phone changing words I grab is getting old. 😤

MorningStar's avatar

it's called AI the new govt spyware.

Roger Helbig's avatar

Have you or Shelly known about Government's Motion for Immunity Determinations - if not read the first 25 pages and 83 - find the Motion at https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Just-Security-Jan-6-DC-Trump-Clearinghouse-Government-motion-for-Immunity-Determinations-Oct.-2-2024.pdf

Libby Greenberg's avatar

It’s coming from the taxpayers. Not the billionaires, but actually from us, those who pay taxes!

Jessica West's avatar

At what point do we stop paying taxes? I know I didn’t vote for my tax dollars to support this!!

Shanna Elias's avatar

Do not pay income taxes

Sal Teodoro's avatar

We need to know this answer right here. ☝🏽

C Tremblay's avatar

4 million already paid?! Who signed off on this deal?? What shady back room meeting did they get this approved? Sickening! “Let’s just build it up to be a big ass concentration camp for people who I don’t like or don’t agree with me!”- DJT

willsx2's avatar

Senator Van Hollen raised that question during his press conference and said the reconciliation they are currently operating under does not allow for money to be transferred to different areas. I guess that will be added to the upcoming budget fight.

Marcia's avatar

I think where the money came from and who authorized it needs to be clarified for the impeachment hearings.

Chris's avatar

I hope the American people are funding this! Where is the money coming from then? Supreme Court needs to step up and do something about trump! Something needs to happen and happen quickly cause this country won't make it if trump isn't dealt with.

Alex's avatar

I feel like he isn’t going to stop and the people are literally going to have to fight to save democracy. I pray I’m wrong.

ZU's avatar

AMERICANS FIGHT IS THE ONLY WAY. 🔥🇺🇸

Maria K.'s avatar

More importantly, for practical purposes, if this is all about the money, where are the liberal wealthy people? Write El Salvador a bigger check and bring these people home!

Kathy's avatar

Good question. Perhaps Trump?

Lou's avatar

Reason why I increased my dependents and open credit union ITA to put my money

IVote's avatar

I read it's called a”slush fund".

Tania Reyes's avatar

The same way Biden pledged aid to Israel bypassing Congress. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Sabrina Wood's avatar

I got notice this week from the home supplies company I use (Grove) with significant price increases on many many things. I’m lucky for now I can absorb this, but all of this being brought on by the idiots “in charge” of doing what’s “best” for the average American is galling. Hoping maga chokes on it.

Dee's avatar

There’s no egg shortage according to the current resident of the White House …there are 30,000 of them at the White House for the annual Easter egg roll this weekend 👀👀

Deleted Account's avatar

I was told they are wooden eggs.

Kathy's avatar

I believe they are real.

Lulu's avatar

Not tracking mortality for women? That tracks

Jaimie's avatar

Yes. Where are they? I've heard at least 8 were sent to ES and sent back. Where are they? What has happened to them?

Kari's avatar

If we are paying for the prison then we should be able to get back our prisoners

Amy Horowitch's avatar

If this isn’t appropriated money, then the Trump regime is stealing from taxpayers! We should be calling our representatives and demand that the WH stop paying El Salvador immediately!

Annee' deClouet's avatar

they are trying to flex their power… letting us know who is in charge. screw those racist sons of beeyotches! he should have been removed when he said ukraine started the war!

Cherie Let’s go's avatar

April 19 tomorrow I hope the streets and capitols have twice as many people as the last protest this regime can not stand ! Rose up and make the republicans realize if they don’t make the judicial and rightful call change the speaker of the house and impeach for a president who doesn’t not follow the 3 branches of government nor following orders by the Supreme Court which half are his people ! ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌲🥾🐻💪

Marie's avatar

I'm with you in spirit

Cat: Poli-Psych's avatar

🤬🤬🤬NO MORE GULAG ON MY TAX $ you TRAITOR CRIMINALS.

#TaxTheRich

The Shepard's avatar

Well that’s more than the 6 million they said before. And announcing after Van Hollen’s press conference. Can the Judiciary Judges have the Cabinet brought in by Marshals or is that not a thing. Trump cannot do anything without them. He should be stripped of his Presidency.

monique's avatar

lol I guess trumps ok with out sourcing prisons but he will tariff every thing under the sun in the name of “bringing jobs back to America.” What a joke. Who believes his bs?

Cloversall's avatar

It’s getting scarier and scarier by the minute, they’re sending these people to concentration camps. We will end up having to hide them just like WWII. This is fascism, there is no peace that will solve this. Someone needs to get him out NOW before millions end up like the Jewish people who were tortured and exterminated.

oceanwoodsbae's avatar

They all need to go, in order for this to stop.

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oceanwoodsbae's avatar

My response to you is this. This is as much my home as it is yours and others. You have your opionions as much as I do and anyone else. We are different people with different ideas and that is ok until we wind up in a situation where the thinking is one is better than the other. There are many different kinds of people on this earth and we need to learn to get along and negotiate, talk and listen to each other because at the end of the day, everyone is different, has different ideas, bleeds the same color and so forth. There is a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things. I'm not going to try to change your mind. You may hate me because of how I responded and I'm good with that. I could say so much more but I will leave you with this.

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oceanwoodsbae's avatar

I actually was commenting to the comment above my first comment. If it came off filled with hate that was not the intent. I usually write short comments because of time on my end. I agree not everyone is a criminal and we have to have due process and our constitution and not everyone is illegal. I will do better at trying to make my comments longer so there are no more misconceptions or mishaps.

ZU's avatar

REVOLUTION NOW 🔥🇺🇸 FOR YOUR DEMOCRACY🙏

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oceanwoodsbae's avatar

Again, thank you for the compliment. Appreciate it 🙂

Taya's avatar

WTF no Crimea is part of Ukraine. If that isn't proof that there's Russian sympathizers in there I dunno what is.!!! Isn't that treason to side with them??

Kiki Castañeda's avatar

So is this what they’re doing with all the money DOGE found?

Theresa Brownfield's avatar

DOGE hasn't saved any money. They are costing us millions upon millions of $$.

Joyce Therieault's avatar

I doubt Doge found enough to cover their own expense

Chris's avatar

If they found any !! Why do u think they're gutting all these programs? That's probably where the money is coming from.

Kiki Castañeda's avatar

That’s EXACTLY where it’s coming from. Jerks!! This administration is disgraceful and disgusting

Michele Caldwell's avatar

I thought we were saving money and doing that by firing people…WTF! Now we are spending money in El Salvador 🤬🤬🤬 What is going on in our country??

Monica Shepherd's avatar

Aaron, I’m not even reporting on anything and I’m exhausted.

Penelopeace's avatar

Same! We’re all exhausted. That’s their plan. They want to wear us down and make things so unaffordable so we’ll be too tired and broke to keep fighting. We have to stay strong. Community is so important right now.

mrgn61's avatar

Makes those who are praising DOGE look pretty stupid right now.

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mrgn61's avatar

Oh yea, my comment wasn't saying they'd admit it.

Abigail Moon Jordan's avatar

Who approved this money and did Trump voters think supporting migrants would cost as much this is crazy. How do we stop it?