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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump administration includes nearly $400m to remodel West Wing in coronavirus relief bill
The Trump Administration wants to include $337m in its next coronavirus relief bill to pay for a renovation of the White Houses West Wing.
The administration says the work would increase the White House campuss ability to detect, mitigate and alleviate external security and pandemic threats.
The nearly $400m sum, included in the draft aid legislation from Senate Republicans, would cover a new security screening facility for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex.
Officials said other necessary work includes renovations to electrical and information technology infrastructure and unspecified security improvements.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-includes-nearly-400m-172605990.html
Shouldn't cost that much for any improvement.
torius
(1,652 posts)and enhanced, multi-disease testing for Trump and anyone who comes near him.
Freethinker65
(10,021 posts)Put it out to competitive bidding and get some estimates from trusted reliable contractors (not friends/donors of Trump).
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Its gotta be there somewhere.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)Executive budget is his personal checking account.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)always has his tiny hands in someone else's till.
spanone
(135,833 posts)WTF?
TexasTowelie
(112,202 posts)It will provide a great excuse for the Secret Service to disguise themselves and infiltrate the White House to remove Trump in January 2021 if he is reluctant to leave otherwise.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)When Biden takes over, he ought to have the entire place swept from top to bottom for any kind of bugs.
I would not put it past them to be doing something nefarious here.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)MFM008
(19,814 posts)especially with 92 days until his ass is out, forced or otherwise.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)change in government to approve such spending.
highplainsdem
(48,978 posts)I wouldn't advise Democrats to trust it for a second.
And you can bet a lot of the $337 million total renovation budget would go to the Trump family, too.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Hekate
(90,690 posts)progressive nobody
(816 posts)dreamland
(964 posts)If they buy a Persian carpet that's all "wrong" they'll just "throw it " out in Iwanka's home.
kentuck
(111,097 posts)Every action of a liar and a criminal should be questioned.
2naSalit
(86,622 posts)You're LEAVING in January. You don;t have time to remodel anything. In fact, you might start packing to avoid the rush.
Hekate
(90,690 posts)If anything needs doing, leave it to Joe, Jill, and the Secret Service. Anything Trump does will be filled with Russian bugs.