September 23, 2026
When Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he fired the
investigators in the anti-corruption group of the FBI who were
investigating Sen. Susan Collins for engaging in a pay-to-play
scheme, He largely stopped investigating public corruption, The
Gilded Age was known for lawmakers rewarding business followers
with government contracts and political office, The relationship
between MAGA Republicans and the misuse of tax dollars is
becoming more obvious, HHS Secretary Kennedy has taken funds from
his department’s Office of Minority Health to fund security for
himself, Kennedy has accepted gifts and his wife has accepted
consulting fees from allies, Tax dollars are being used to pay
authoritarian governments for imprisoning immigrants from the US,
The administration is reversing its previous emphasis on
resettling refugees, focusing instead on expelling them, often to
places where they will be tortured, and all with little
oversight, In Texas, an ICE agent shot a Venezuelan food delivery
driver who had a valid work permit, The ICE agent was a recent
hire, among those hired when the workforce was doubled after
billions of dollars were provided by Congress, The NSF, NOAA, and
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are all running far
behind in funding for the fiscal year, Trump’s ballroom will cost
taxpayers more than $300 million, in spite of his early promises,
And the ballroom’s design does not meet fire codes, a concern
that Trump dismissed.
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