Trump Admin Seeks $10 Million for His Freedom 250 Debacle

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Donald Trump's administration is asking Congress for millions of dollars in public funds to cover costs stemming from the president's Freedom 250 events on the National Mall this summer, including a Christian-focused prayer event, a fireworks show that started late and a sparsely attended state fair.

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"It is unacceptable to ask the American people to bail out Freedom 250," Sen. Jeff Merkley said.

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-- HuffPost (@huffpost.com) 8:43 PM Â· Jul 29, 2026

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Another grift for the putrid orange kid-diddler.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-07-30 01:07 PM | Reply

Make the fat, demented ------er start paying for these ego fetes himself and every one of them would screech to a sudden stop.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-30 01:11 PM | Reply

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-30 02:28 PM | Reply

I thought that the 'Freedom 250' activities were going to be funded with donations from the well-healed crowd? What happened, they didn't think that they got their money's worth so that they cancelled their payments?

OCU

#4 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-07-30 09:43 PM | Reply

@#4 ... I thought that the 'Freedom 250' activities were going to be funded with donations from the well-healed crowd? ...

Like the Trump Ballroom?

Or the Trump Qatar 1 jet?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-30 09:50 PM | Reply