Taxpayers

2016

2016-09-21 Obama brokered a Memorandum of Understanding with Israel that would run through 2028. The bill would guarantee $3.3BN per year to Israel.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/14/fact-sheet-memorandum-understanding-reached-israel

2017

2017-11-01 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 reduced corporate tax from 35% to 21%. As a result, the richest people took their own tax breaks while inflating their own wealth, it was the largest stock buyback in history, it caused a 120% billionaire boom, and it widened the deficit.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-a-comparison-for-businesses

https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-did-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-change-personal-taxes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-02/apple-s-110-billion-stock-buyback-plan-is-largest-in-us-history

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-2017-tax-cuts-helped-companies-more-than-workers-11590778957

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/buyback-blowout-trump-gop-tax-law/

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/effects-of-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-a-preliminary-analysis

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-h-r-1-tax-cuts-jobs-bill-act-h-r-1370/

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/tcja-2-years-later-corporations-not-workers-big-winners/

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/the-2017-trump-tax-law-was-skewed-to-the-rich-expensive-and-failed-to-deliver

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/billionaires-2-2-trillion-richer-since-2017-trump-gop-tax-law/

https://x.com/barronsonline/status/1877264406230310976

2019

2019-02-15 Trump declared a national emergency so he could redirect $8 billion dollars away from military construction and treasury funds towards building the border wall, and the ACLU sued.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45908

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37241284

2023

2023-05-24 Several States passed legislation forcing Americans to divert their tax money from public schools towards private schools for the elite.

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/political/nebraska-passes-law-on-taxpayer-money-going-to-private-schools

https://southerneducation.org/publications/how-are-public-funds-diverted-to-private-schools/

2025 January

2025-01-20 State government resources outline how the Trump tax cuts will lower taxes for the wealthy while increase taxes for the poor.

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/07/02/heres-how-president-trumps-tax-cuts-for-the-ultra-rich-will-hurt-you/

2025-01-20 The Big Beautiful Bill expanded tax cuts that disproportionately benefit high-income earners, with the top 1% receiving over $1T in tax cuts over the next decade.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/7-ways-the-big-beautiful-bill-cuts-taxes-for-the-rich/

https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-tax-cuts-2024-election-rich-corporations

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/by-the-numbers-harmful-republican-megabill-favors-the-wealthy-and-leaves

https://democrats-budget.house.gov/resources/fact-sheet/trumps-big-ugly-law-steals-poor-give-ultra-rich

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/by-the-numbers-house-republican-tax-agenda-favors-the-wealthy-and-leaves

https://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/extending-trumps-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-will-shrink-the-economy-cbo-finds/

2025 May

2025-05-20 Trump and supporters announced the lackluster “No Tax For Tips” bill, which ended up being temporary in nature, featured an income cap up to $25,000, and excluded payroll and state taxes.

https://www.epi.org/publication/everything-you-need-to-know-about-no-tax-on-tips/

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/how-does-no-tax-on-tips-work-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/

https://itep.org/conforming-to-the-no-tax-on-tips-gimmick-just-got-riskier-and-costlier-for-states/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_tax_on_tips

2025 June

2025-06-24 The Trump administration scrambled to rehire federal workers fired by DOGE. Those DOGE cuts cost taxpayers an estimated $135B.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/doge-fired-workers-rehired

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/doges-big-illusion-the-heavy-costs-of-the-trump-administrations-so-called-efficiency/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/

2025 July

2025-07-04 As outlined in Project 2025, Trump signed a sweeping reconciliation bill HR-1 that would add $3.3T (trillion) to the national debt, eliminate renewable energy subsidies, and terminate clean energy incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

https://www.carbon-direct.com/insights/reconciliation-bill-dramatically-shifts-the-clean-energy-landscape

2025-07-28 Retrofitting the gifted Qatari 747 into Air Force One was estimated at $1BN in taxpayer dollars.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/turning-qatari-747-air-force-one-cost-1-billion-take-years-experts-say-rcna206582

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-air-force-one-gift-qatar-2104988

2025 August

2025-08-05 Critics accused DOGE of indiscriminate cuts to agriculture, education, science, infrastructure, and environmental programs despite promises of “surgical” reductions.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/doge-cuts-by-city-state-and-congressional-district/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-threatens-federal-control-dc-attack-doge-staffer-coristine-rcna223293

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_federal_agencies_targeted_by_DOGE

2025 September

2025-09-14 Trump requested an additional $58M in taxpayer funds for security.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-administration-seeks-58-million-security-boost-charlie-kirk-rcna231150

2025-09-14 Trump’s government spending on immigration reached $75 billion.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/congressional-republicans-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-creates-an-unaccountable-slush-fund-for-the-trump-administrations-deportation-force/

2025-09-24 The Trump administration rehired many DOGE-fired federal workers.

[https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/federal-fallout/trump-administration-moves-rehire-laid-off-federal-workers/65-4b677119-5100-4709-9ae9-4d5f217c71e5](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/federal-fallout/trump-administration-moves-rehire-laid-off-federal-workers/65-4b677119-5100-4709-9ae9-4d5f217c71e5/)

2025 October

2025-10-12 The Trump Administration bailed Argentina out with $40 BILLION in American taxpayer dollars. In November the Senate refused to vote for a takeback of those funds during the shutdown while millions of American families went hungry.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-trump-is-giving-argentina-a-20-billion-lifeline-to-help-its-flailing-economy

https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413878

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3mdvle78o

2025-10-16 Trump proposed building a giant “victory arch” overlooking Arlington Cemetery.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7e8lv176go

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5576506/president-trump-arch-us-250th-anniversary

https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/trump-arch-washington-dc-america-250-00708590

https://theconversation.com/trump-wants-an-independence-arch-how-famous-arches-warn-about-dangers-to-republics-268748

https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph

2025-10-22 Trump pushed onward with a lawsuit against the DOJ for $230M.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/politics/trump-doj-request-230-mil-explained

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-the-government-owes-him-a-lot-of-money-over-federal-probes-heres-how-he-could-be-paid

2025 November

2025-11-03 Kash Patel used a government jet to visit his girlfriend. After the story surfaced, Patel fired FBI veteran Steven Palmer, whose unit oversaw the agency’s aircraft fleet.

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2025/11/patel-enraged-official-fired-after-stories-over-fbi-jet-use.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/fbi-fires-top-official-kash-patel-jet-use

2025-11-14 Kristi Noem allegedly funneled $143M of the $220M in taxpayer money to a Virginia media company for her ad campaign.

https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group

https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/11/lawmakers-call-probe-how-firm-tied-kristi-noem-got-piece-220m-dhs-ad-contracts/409786/

https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-leads-colleagues-in-calling-for-investigation-into-secretary-noems-220-million-ad-campaign/

2026 January

2026-01-14 The Congressional Budget Office estimated American taxpayers would spend $125M just to rebrand the DoD as “Department of War”.

https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/15/department-of-war-rebrand-could-cost-up-to-125-million-cbo-says/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/department-war-rebranding-cost-125m-hundreds-millions-legal/story?id=129220535

2026-01-29 Trump sued the IRS and Treasury Department for $10B in taxpayer money for sharing Trump’s tax information.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5693662/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leaked-tax-information

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leak-of-tax-records.html

2026 February

2026-02-16 The Trump administration spent $38 billion in taxpayer money to acquire warehouses across the country and turn them into detention centers.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/16/dhs-ice-warehouse-detention-center-expansion/

2026 March

2026-03-05 Trump fired Kristi Noem and replaced her with Markwayne Mullin after her unauthorized $250M ad campaign.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-homeland-security-noem-mullin-38c583b3cef97b4ef60d84b8f8b5961a

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5667546/kristi-noem-homeland-security-fired

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/kristi-noem-markwayne-mullin-trump.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedzep6gp07o

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bodycam-video-ice-fatal-shooting-ruben-ray-martinez-texas/

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/06/south-padre-immigration-officer-shooting/

2026-03-10 Pete Hegseth used taxpayer money for a lavish spending spree while SNAP expired: $9M on crab legs, $6.9M on lobster tail, $98,000 for a grand piano, $5.3M on Apple devices, $15.1M for steak, $124,000 on ice cream machines, $139,000 on doughnut orders, $225M on furniture, $12,000 for fruit basket stands, and $50.1B on grants and contracts.

https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-pete-hegseths-overspending-1235528447/

https://mashable.com/video/jimmy-kimmel-pete-hegseth-spending-93-billion

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-spending-crab-lobster-steak-hegseth-ice-cream-b2935978.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseth-blew-a-fortune-on-crabs-in-multibillion-dollar-spending-frenzy/

2026-03-10 The first six days of the war in Iran cost American taxpayers $11B.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/iran-war-cost-pentagon-00825666

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26?post-id=cmmmmhvyy00023b6u108rfblm

2026-03-17 Trump offered a $1B payoff to big energy companies to walk away from their wind farm leases.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-wind-energy-settlements-climate-b2940566.html

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/trump-team-weighs-paying-1b-215115862.html

https://electricityinfo.org/news/us-wind-8/

2026-03-17 Trump requested an addition $200B for his elective war in Iran, claiming it, “would be over soon”. Meanwhile hundreds of TSA workers quit their jobs due to no pay while Trump ensured DHS received their paychecks. For contrast, the war in Iraq cost $815B over the course of 13 years. Fast-forward, the US entered a deal with Iran in June to give them $300B for reconstruction.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-absences-double-shutdown-300-quit-airport-security-lines/

https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-agents-quit-partial-government-shutdown-airport-delays-2026-3

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/03/federal-employee-unions-organizations-call-for-an-end-to-dhs-shutdown

https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/only-partial-payday-coming-up-for-most-dhs-employees

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/heres-what-to-know-about-the-partial-government-shutdown-and-its-impact

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-pentagon-972ec1bd956a2c3633e6ab7fff389791

https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/5792787-gop-grapples-with-200-billion-pentagon-funding-ask-for-iran-war/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/hegseth-iran-war-budget.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/iran-war-cost-republicans-congress

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/congress-braces-for-200b-iran-war-request-00835914

2026-03-20 In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlyn Collins, Scott Perry said he’d like to see Iran pay for the war.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5793393-scott-perry-iran-war-bill/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-demands-iran-pay-trump-163712593.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-perry-iran-pay-trump-war-cost_n_69bd4de2e4b0284f9be0117b

2026-03-23 Trump paid a French energy company $1B in American taxpayer money to cancel offshore wind farm projects outside New York and North Carolina.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/trump-administration-to-pay-french-company-1b-to-walk-away-from-us-offshore-wind-leases

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/g-s1-114868/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-leases

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/trumps-1b-deal-sinking-offshore-wind-draws-legal-scrutiny

SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html

2026-03-29 Trump touted more plans for his ballroom to include bulletproof glass and drone-proof construction. This during a war in Iran, the lowest job-market in decades, surging inflation, unaffordable healthcare, increasing poverty, and a shutdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6x2Y50Egs&list=WL&index=1&t=10s

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/

2026 April

2026-04-03 Trump made deep cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and recommended cutting it entirely while simultaneously demanding $1.5T in defense spending to support Israels war. He stated, “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual…things. They can do it on a State basis. You can’t do it on a Federal – we have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0IV2JT26Ls&list=WL&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEURbAHBPvg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GFcmIVM3Yc

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/04/04/president-trump-federal-government-childcare-spending/89436243007/

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-says-us-cant-fund-day-medicare-day-care-because-were-fighting-wars

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/donald-trump-iran-war-daycare

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5814887-15t-defense-budget-request/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-2027-annual-budget-congress-defense-f95715d838be17afd9799208cd3182e3

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unveils-1-5t-defense-surge-deep-domestic-cuts-whats-chopping-block

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/8-big-winners-from-trump-s-historic-1-5-trillion-defense-request/ar-AA20gikK

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/golden-dome-out-years-and-lots-of-missiles-details-of-trumps-1-5t-defense-budget-request/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0IV2JT26Ls&list=WL&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEURbAHBPvg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GFcmIVM3Yc

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/04/04/president-trump-federal-government-childcare-spending/89436243007/

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-says-us-cant-fund-day-medicare-day-care-because-were-fighting-wars

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/donald-trump-iran-war-daycare

2026-04-15 The White House submitted plans for a $125M Triumphal Arch to overshadow Arlington Cemetery.

https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/white-house-to-submit-plans-for-america-250-triumphal-arch/5199136

2026-04-19 After the Supreme Court said Trump’s tariffs were illegal, the administration announced the kick-off of a $166B tariff refund for businesses and importers only, for which they can submit a claim for online. Consumers will not be receiving a refund.

https://apnews.com/article/tariff-refund-trump-customs-08861f153801156d213c30c4e2f6a683

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/trump-tariffs-us-business-refunds-customs-ace-portal

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260420-billion-dollar-tariff-refund-process-kicks-off-in-us

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/20/trump-tariff-refund-politics-vance-congress-latest-updates

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/economy/tariff-refund-process-kicks-off

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-blow-trump-admin-launches-166b-tariff-refund-portal

2026-04-23 Republicans used budget reconciliation measures to bypass votes and approve an additional $70B in ICE funding.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republican-budget-funding-ice-border-patrol-democrats-rcna341445

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/g-s1-118330/congress-dhs-spending-reconciliation

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5844515-senate-republicans-budget-resolution/

2026-04-27 Lindsey Graham pushed for taxpayers to fund Trump’s ballroom despite earlier promises of private financing.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-split-using-taxpayer-funds-trump-white-house-ballroom-rcna342290

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5853917-trump-ballroom-funding-controversy/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-stooge-lindsey-graham-reveals-major-plot-twist-for-trumps-ballroom/

2026 May

2026-05-03 Small businesses received rejections for their tariff refund claims.

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5805045/tariff-refunds-small-business

https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/05/03/he-recorded-his-quest-for-tariff-refunds-it-shows-why-billions-may-never-get-repaid

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723862/trump-tariffs-refunds-small-business

2026-05-05 Met Gala protestors criticized Jeff Bezos and Amazon labor conditions.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/stars-arrive-met-gala-protesters-target-jeff-bezos-2026-05-04/

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/5/headlines/labor_unions_stage_ball_without_billionaires_as_bezos_sponsored_met_gala_faces_protests

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/05/05/why-were-protesters-outside-of-the-met-gala-what-to-know-on-boycott/89943726007/

TIMESTAMP 10:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmFI8zifRY8&list=WL&index=1&t=166s

2026-05-06 Republicans proposed spending $1B in taxpayer funds on ballroom “security features.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/republicans-propose-1-billion-taxpayer-dollars-secure-trump-ballroom-rcna343637

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-look-to-fund-1-billion-in-security-upgrades-for-trumps-ballroom

https://www.today.com/video/gop-bill-would-fund-1b-in-taxpayer-money-for-trump-ballroom-262830149683

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/republicans-immigration-bill-trump-ballroom.html

2026-05-11 Trump’s reflection pool project was estimated to cost $13.1M.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5872939-reflecting-pool-renovation-cost-increase/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202nj46p7wo

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-reflecting-pool-project-cost-soars-to-13-1m-amid-lawsuit/gm-GM7888CCB8?gemSnapshotKey=GM7888CCB8-snapshot-8

2026-05-12 Trump said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation – I don’t think about anybody”. Two days later JD Vance denied Trump ever said this. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-americans-financial-situation-iran-negotiations/story?id=132891356

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/13/donald-trump-china-xi-jinping-beijing-iran-war-us-politics-latest-news-updates

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/vance-trump-answer-on-americans-finances-a-misrepresentation-263267909832

https://newrepublic.com/post/210395/jd-vance-donald-trump-never-said-care-even-little-bit-americans

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-donald-trump-americans-financial-situation_n_6a04f7b9e4b0cdaf88dd297b/amp

2026-05-14 The White House erected a taxpayer-funded stage at the National Mall to advance Christian Nationalism and exclude other religions. Co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation Annie Laurie Gaylor wrote, “Our Constitution is godless by design. The government has no authority to organize religious revivals, much less use them to promote a Christian nationalist agenda”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ISa1_YQPXc&list=WL&index=7

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/15/g-s1-122276/the-trump-administration-is-planning-a-prayer-event-on-the-national-mall-all-but-one-of-the-speakers-is-christian

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/national-mall-prayer-event

2026-05-16 Trump dropped his $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for a taxpayer-funded $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off J6 insurrectionists. As part of the IRS settlement, the DOJ agreed to drop pending tax claims involving Trump and his family, and never investigate them for tax fraud again.

https://time.com/article/2026/05/16/trump-irs-lawsuit-weaponization-fund/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/trump-irs-lawsuit-compensation-fund

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/irs-doj-trump-fund-billion

https://abc7.com/post/trump-administration-create-1776b-truth-justice-commission-compensate-allies-sources-say/19116651/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-agrees-not-pursue-tax-claims-trump-part-irs-deal-rcna345973

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/g-s1-122938/irs-trump-settlement-tax-returns-audit

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/irs-barred-investigating-trump-new-settlement-term

2026-05-20 Two officers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for rewarding J6 insurrectionists with a slush fund.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rm_2tYr8HE&list=WL&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EPDnUEagYo&list=WL&index=1

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g-s1-123293/officers-who-defended-capitol-sue

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/trump-weaponization-fund-lawsuit-jan-6-00929342

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-files-suit-to-block-trumps-slush-fund

2026 June

2026-06-04 Trump used a Cold-War era national defense law to grant $700M to coal plants.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-mining-power-plant-climate-electricity-0a7126d66de97b10f32eaa39b1af669f

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-coal-defense-production-act

2026-06-05 The Senate passed a $70B ICE funding budget.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/senate-passes-70-billion-in-new-funds-for-ice-border-patrol.html

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847589/senate-passes-immigration-enforcement-bill-without-limits-on-trump-settlement-fund

2026-06-05 The White House took over federal grant-making draws, allowing the President to have more partisan power over grants and research.

https://www.aip.org/fyi/white-house-plan-to-take-over-federal-grantmaking-draws-criticism-from-science-groups

https://time.com/article/2026/06/03/federal-grants-omb-proposal-trump-review-anti-american/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-public-funding-proposal

2026-06-09 A new report from the Government Accountability Office was released on ICE detention facility Camp East Montana which cited “serious performance and oversight challenges” and a huge drain in fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GCnwm8zwyI&list=WL&index=7

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5853534/report-ice-wasted-millions-endangered-detainees-in-largest-immigration-facility

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108886

https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-crackdown-texas-camp-montana-report-04bc547c02e7241fc73541a4d0ba26ad

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-ice-camp-east-montana-gao-report-tuberculosis-guard-lost-gun-rcna349213

2026-06-10 Representative Maxwell Frost of Florida wrote, “Instead of investing in you and ensuring you can afford your healthcare, groceries, or rent – they chose to hand $70 BILLION to agencies operating without any guardrails while terrorizing and brutalizing our communities.”

https://x.com/RepMaxwellFrost

https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-republicans-2677019857

2026-06-16 An investigation was launched into allegations that Kash Patel created a $1M personal slush fund of taxpayer money to pay off MAGA loyalists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Ap6Ai3ZUg&list=WL&index=3&t=23s

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/raskin-probes-patel-over-alleged-1m-fbi-slush-fund/gm-GM21996039

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-launches-investigation-into-kash-patel-s-misuse-of-fbi-funds-for-unlawful-bonus-payments-to-inner-circle

2026-06-22 Trump’s UFC stunt destroyed the White House front lawn. Taxpayer cost to repair: pending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8d5qX_az7Y&list=WL&index=2

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/viral-photo-of-lawn-after-trumps-ufc-event

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-ufc-white-house-event-spurs-lawn-damage-safety-scares/gm-GM851C8C37

2026-06-23 Trump’s botched reflection pool project is estimated to cost taxpayers $16M.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/16/politics/lincoln-reflecting-pool-algae

https://abcnews.com/US/reflecting-pool-renovations-cost-16-million/story?id=134024265

2026 July

2026-07-02 The House voted to pass a legislation forcing public disclosure of congressmember use of taxpayer dollars to fund sexual misconduct payouts.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/2/headlines/house_votes_to_disclose_lawmakers_behind_taxpayer_funded_sexual_misconduct_payouts

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/30/house-vote-forces-disclosure-congressional-sexual-harassment/

2026-07-08 Salem Media Partners released a taxpayer-funded movie By Dawn’s Early Light that chastises non-Trump supporters and claims systemic bias against Christians during the Biden administration. Salem Media Partners also promoted election fraud claims in their other movie 2000 Mules.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt42950619/

https://baptistnews.com/article/taxpayer-funded-by-dawns-early-light-woos-trumps-evangelical-base/

https://investor.salemmedia.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/926/salem-media-partners-with-compel-studios-to-release-by-dawns-early-light-powerful-new-documentary-on-faith-and-the-future-of-america

https://www.jamesmadisoncenter.org/james-madison-center-for-free-speech-to-host-premiere-of-the-documentary-film-by-dawn-s-early-light-at-trump-kennedy-center

2026-07-09 The White House is quietly remodeling or changing the columns behind tarps. No information at this time how much that will cost taxpayers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQAxh2nUQE&list=WL&index=1

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-covers-white-house-203236148.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-white-house-columns-appear-to-be-trumps-latest-project

2026-07-10 Trump again drained the Reflecting Pool to try again. No information at this time how much that will cost taxpayers.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/washington-reflecting-pool-trump

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/crews-are-draining-the-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-again-as-part-of-trumps-troubled-revamp

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-drained-trump-administration-resumes-repairs

2026-07-10 The White House left Trump’s Qatari jet in Turkey over security concerns.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/politics/plane-trump-air-force-one-security

https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/2026/07/15/white-house-launches-leak-probe-over-security-concerns-involving-air-force-one-replacement

2026-07-12 West Virginia spent $3M to establish an “anti-woke” university program.

https://people.com/west-virginia-anti-woke-university-program-12016314

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gicjs92BIKk

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/07/08/one-student-enrolled-in-wvu-washington-center-after-gop-lawmakers-mandate-creation-of-program/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/west-virginia-university-woke-washington-center-b3012708.html

2026-07-13 A judge found that Trump misused court for his IRS case to earmark $10B in taxpayer money.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-voids-trumps-settlement-with-irs-2026-07-13/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-irs-justice-department-61adebe5de8982eb214b30889ad4f251

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-attorneys-justice-dept-leaders-misused-courts-in-irs-case-judge-says/ar-AA27PA41

2026-07-14 Republicans are expected to begin work on “Reconciliation 3.0” for an additional $67B and $350B in Pentagon funding.

https://punchbowl.news/article/house/johnson-pressure/

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967749-house-republicans-defense-funding-hegseth-pentagon/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/johnson-us-military-communism

2026-07-14 Lawmakers are expected to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to authorize an addition $1.14TR in military spending.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967878-senate-democrats-block-ndaa/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/14/congress/schumer-rips-senate-defense-bill-as-dems-are-poised-to-block-it-00996638

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-ndaa-iran/

2026-07-14 The Iran war cost reached approximately $100BN.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-cost-much-100-billion-rcna587362

https://www.wired.com/story/pentagons-bill-for-iran-war-exceed-100-billion/

https://newrepublic.com/post/213156/donald-trump-blow-100-billion-iran-war

2026-07-15 Vance and his family allegedly misused taxpayer-funded resources such as federal helicopters for personal use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPLAz6XuJgU&list=WL&index=2&t=61s

https://newrepublic.com/post/213146/jd-vance-secret-service-fed-up-absurd-requests-son-helicopter

[https://www.ms.now/news/veeps-security-detail-fed-up-with-hastily-arranged-personal-and-family-travel-requests])https://www.ms.now/news/veeps-security-detail-fed-up-with-hastily-arranged-personal-and-family-travel-requests

2026-07-15 The House GOP voted 216 to 214 to advance a $95BN reconciliation bill to fund Iran, aid farmers, and push for the SAVE Act.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-iran-war-save-america-act-funding-budget-resolution-vote/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/iran-war-funding-bill

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/07/house-republicans-unveil-95-billion-plan-for-the-iran-war-farm-aid-and-elections/

2026-07-21 Hegseth wants $70B more for the war in Iran after already spending roughly $37B.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5900838/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-goes-to-the-hill-with-350b-funding-request

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/22/war-on-iran-hegseth-wants-70b-more-to-keep-fighting

https://www.military.com/hegseth-says-not-giving-dod-15-trillion-funding-greatest-threat-us-faces

2026-07-23 Senator Thune said he didn’t have the votes to pass the $95B reconciliation bill.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5985916-thune-senate-budget-resolution-reconciliation/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/thune-scalise-trump-reconciliation-01009820