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underpants

(195,821 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:25 PM Thursday

Trump claims he's transferring $10B in US funds to his Board of Peace (X & text)

BREAKING: In an extraordinary and illegal move, Trump says he’s transferring $10 billion from the U.S. government to his “Board of Peace,” which he chairs and can use the funds as he wishes.

Where is Congress???


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calimary

(89,486 posts)
2. I can't wait til the time comes when we don't hear from OR about him ANYMORE.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:30 PM
Thursday

Time sure goes slow when you’re waiting for something important to happen.

bif

(26,846 posts)
3. And since he's a fascist dictator, he can do whatever he wants.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:30 PM
Thursday

Absolutely no one has the balls to challenge him.

pandr32

(14,096 posts)
5. Stop him. Arrest him. Seize his assets.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:34 PM
Thursday

He forms committees and boards filled with toadies and oligarchs who are sure to rubber stamp whatever he wants.
This is our country--not his.

bluedigger

(17,423 posts)
7. Is this the same $10B he's taking in damages, or a different $10B?
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:44 PM
Thursday

This is starting to add up to real money.

underpants

(195,821 posts)
12. He does just throw numbers around.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:39 PM
Thursday

NPR reported about his two lawsuits.

A reporter asked him if the money from his IRS suit would come from taxpayers.
He said yesterday but “we give charities $40B a year anyway”

NPR added, “We don’t know where he got that number from”

yellow dahlia

(5,386 posts)
14. How long are we supposed to be the spectators while we are being robbed?
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:54 PM
Thursday

Will someone please close the gates and lock them!

It's called Article 1, Congress! Do your job!

Bettie

(19,525 posts)
18. So.....he's stealing
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:56 PM
Thursday

ten billion dollars more.

That's today.

If he leaves office, they'll find he has claimed the entire treasury, that we're stone cold broke because he's funneled it into his bank accounts.

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