How much of the millions being given to Trump for his inauguration will be spent on Trump Bibles & Trump Sneakers? Or will he skip the Chinese middlemen and put it directly into his own pockets? www.cbsnews.com/news/lockhee... - ThreadSky

mrsbettybowers.bsky.social • 44 days ago

How much of the millions being given to Trump for his inauguration will be spent on Trump Bibles & Trump Sneakers?

Or will he skip the Chinese middlemen and put it directly into his own pockets?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lockheed-martin-donates-1-million-inaugural-committee/

Comments

libraryanna.bsky.social•44 days ago

His people refused to do an accounting for his last inauguration. I’m guessing he pocketed the money.

brucelcarter.bsky.social•44 days ago

The military complex rears its ugly head

busterbnyc.bsky.social•43 days ago

Someone has to pay Kanye and Kid Rock.

sanityrules.bsky.social•43 days ago

Trump will pocket most of it. He is the most unethical person to hold the office of President!

davethemagnificent.bsky.social•44 days ago

The latter. I am hoping more people see this for what it is - legalized bribery. Pay to play. 2026 can't get here soon enough.

hokker3.bsky.social•44 days ago

With close to 10 million, this inaugural should be bangin’ and lit at the same time!!

mrgb63.bsky.social•44 days ago

Why would any company or individual want to contribute money to a presidential inauguration? How could such an insanely corrupt system have been allowed to develop? Just say the words on live TV and go back to work - cost $0.

davethemagnificent.bsky.social•44 days ago

Pay to play. It really is that simple.

mrgb63.bsky.social•44 days ago

But how does it happen in plain sight and the country doesn't rise as one to put a stop to it? Asking for the bewildered rest of the world?

davethemagnificent.bsky.social•44 days ago

We're as dumb as straw. As George Carlin put it, look at the average American. Half of America is even dumber than that.

escapefromflatland.bsky.social•43 days ago

Amerikkka is special

maynardflash.bsky.social•43 days ago

Silly rabbit… Of course, the money is going directly into Trump‘s pocket… I’m guessing Trump being true to form will stiff all the vendors involved in providing goods and services for the event.

jotata75.bsky.social•44 days ago

President for sale!

rrocket87.bsky.social•44 days ago

Don't forget Trump Catering and all the other scams so that campaign expenses ended up in Trump's pocket.

burntundertones.bsky.social•44 days ago

cassandrashuman.bsky.social•44 days ago

By the inauguration, he’ll be able to pay off his debt to E Jean & the state of NY with cash to spare simply from this one tithing grift.

vieuxmattyk.bsky.social•43 days ago

#TrumpTax

nytwriter.bsky.social•43 days ago

We are in for some next-level fuckery coming up. Million dollar bribes to cull favor.

akuryo.bsky.social•44 days ago

All lining up to kiss il dunce’s ring

steveio2.bsky.social•44 days ago

Can you or someone please explain to me what the need is for all these millions of dollars being donated to an "inaugural committee?" I mean all he has to do is stand on some steps and lie some more with his hand on a Bible.🤷🏽

eawade.bsky.social•44 days ago

Remember the scene in 'The Godfather', when they would each in turn go in to have a sit down with the Don while the party is going on outside? Well, the party's going on.

citizen12345.bsky.social•44 days ago

And is there an accounting of this fund? I don’t think we found out what happened to his last fund.

jfrv.bsky.social•44 days ago

There are very few rules regarding what the sleazy idiot can do with the money, from what I've read.

flash739.bsky.social•43 days ago

Are taking bets on how much emptier his inauguration will be? Or do we think he will stiff bus operators and supporters by transporting them to d.c., and then not bussing back or paying them?

flycd5.bsky.social•43 days ago

What sucks is literally every single company is kissing the ring.

mira-sorrel.bsky.social•44 days ago

I wonder what return on "investment" Lockheed Martin expect to get.

wheels401.bsky.social•44 days ago

I hope there is a blizzard and nobody shows up.

davethemagnificent.bsky.social•44 days ago

With below-zero Temps and 20-below wind chill. Like a Packers playoff game.

ibmmuseum.bsky.social•44 days ago

Yeah, let's get a repeat of the William Henry Harrison inauguration:

mariac0rrea.bsky.social•43 days ago

His inauguration war chest is over $220 million. How much will actually be spent on his inauguration??

frankwp.bsky.social•43 days ago

Are they building a new football stadium for this crooked soirée?

granjacke901.bsky.social•43 days ago

wompywump.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wumpy

miri100.bsky.social•43 days ago

Horrific

ggab1129.bsky.social•42 days ago

Better question is how much will Ivanka be making the American people for invitations this time. I seem to think it was $600 wasted for each in 2017.

ferst60.bsky.social•43 days ago

These soulless suck ups could be donating to schools or hospitals but nah, let’s donate to the felon racist rapist traitor sociopath instead

ghost-crab.bsky.social•44 days ago

I’m guessing the attendees would be pissed if the goodie bags were filled with Trump swag.

faithwilson.bsky.social•43 days ago

His orbit is packed with globalists- wonder what MAGA thinks of this turn of events

liblvr.bsky.social•44 days ago

Directly into his pockets. And everyone including the government will pay huge to stay at his properties.
More laws will be broken

mickdane.bsky.social•44 days ago

All these corporations are horny for are tariff exemptions and more welfare. Wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just pay their fair fucking share of taxes?

human-on-marz.bsky.social•44 days ago

After dismantling all regulations, he can then dismantle all laundering middlemen too, and put it all straight in his pocket. Isn't that why he is negotiating the repurchase of his hotel in DC? So everyone that comes to DC to lick his boots, can be simultaneously fleeced directly by him.

misskkitty.bsky.social•44 days ago

With all the millions being given to Trump's inauguration, I expect Pennsylvania Avenue to be paved in (fake) gold.

sju08.bsky.social•43 days ago

How quickly corporate America forgot about the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

bilgil68.bsky.social•43 days ago

Fuck you Lockheed Martin!

1maxthecat.bsky.social•44 days ago

C) directly to own pocket but through a series of bogus transfers to make it harder to trace

guyver2095.bsky.social•44 days ago

I'll give him a 🚀 in his fat ass.

dean3815.bsky.social•44 days ago

Amazing how they come up with money to throw away on stupid shit to kiss ass but god forbid they fund and protect social security

escapefromflatland.bsky.social•43 days ago

Lockheed Martin makes weapons of war, not funds for Social Security

dean3815.bsky.social•43 days ago

Oh gee , I guess contributing to a party is part of making weapons

oxforddear.bsky.social•44 days ago

Is there any way to check how this money is spent?

laminx.bsky.social•44 days ago

😅

bll4ever.bsky.social•44 days ago

It's safe to say president Biden didn't receive such generous "donations" for his inauguration unlike that for orange dotard's coronation. 😷

jennu.bsky.social•44 days ago

Lockheed donated the same to Biden.

bll4ever.bsky.social•44 days ago

We are referring to the donations as a whole. Dotard received much greater amounts from more donors. 😷

hydronaut.bsky.social•44 days ago

Surprised the Slovenian Hooker hasn’t come out with a line of sex toys because, you know….

hydronaut.bsky.social•44 days ago

And to think of the pittance needed for a 40mm projectile.

alan51972.bsky.social•44 days ago

These "donations" are straight out of "The Godfather". The mafia had a protection racket, and Trump is copying it.

mysticlee123.bsky.social•44 days ago

Legal fees. And I think some of them are being given no choice.

timhart66.bsky.social•43 days ago

Millionaires doing what they do best! Looking after their own interests. Tax breaks!

juxtaproposition.bsky.social•44 days ago

My bets the latter

isonope.bsky.social•44 days ago

Fuck them also. My list is growing

kdxkawboy.bsky.social•44 days ago

The excess inauguration money will go right were the excess from 2016 went.

sheezayaya.bsky.social•43 days ago

US’s homegrown oligarchs.

cameraguy516.bsky.social•43 days ago

I have got news for you Mrs Bowers. There is, and never was, No Middleman. Grifters gonna grift

jack2050.bsky.social•44 days ago

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social What do they need the money for anyway? The ball?

blackcat1111.bsky.social•44 days ago

Didn't he do that last time too?

random-mozart.bsky.social•44 days ago

Why???

heydave62.bsky.social•44 days ago

He’s probably spending half of it to pay people to attend the inauguration. His obsession with crowd size is confronted by the reality of his shrinking rally attendance, and he knows that unless he buys attendance his crowd will be pitifully, laughably small.

citizen12345.bsky.social•44 days ago

He’s probably kicking himself for letting go of his hotel in DC. He could’ve funneled Inauguration funds through it.

human-on-marz.bsky.social•44 days ago

His property company is already negotiating its repurchase. It's probably too late for the inauguration, but there won't be any shortage of booylickers making the pilgrimage to DC in the next 4+ years.