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drray23

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2. Another dumb idea. However, a good excuse to funnel even more taxpayer money to big tech

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 06:02 PM

19 hrs ago

I can see it from here. Send a few hundred billion to the likes of Thiel, Musk, etc.. to build that drone port with the drones, etc..
Musk can't even build a self-driving car (see reports about Tesla self-driving mode being an abject failure) but he can sure pocket the money and promise vaporware. Of course, Trump gets a cut. Maybe Eric or Don Jr will setup a LLC to make drones and get the contracts.

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Trump's latest reason for his new ballroom: A rooftop 'DronePort' [View all] riversedge 19 hrs ago OP

How incredibly stupid. Srkdqltr 19 hrs ago #1

Another dumb idea. However, a good excuse to funnel even more taxpayer money to big tech drray23 19 hrs ago #2

That's all this shit is about. Funneling money to big tech. Karasu 16 hrs ago #6

You're saying all those F-16s at Andrews no longer work? jmowreader 18 hrs ago #3

Why are there trucks on the roof of the ballroom? Intractable 18 hrs ago #4

Doesn't he sound like every teenager (especially the boys) slightlv 17 hrs ago #5

We have 8 military bases in the Washington DC area, including Andrews Air Force Base FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #7

No need, and... reACTIONary 16 hrs ago #8

If he can't hole up in the bunker, he wants to be able to make a quick exit. Grokenstein 15 hrs ago #9

I thought this stupid thing was supposed to be for state dinners. Initech 15 hrs ago #10

To borrow from The Arrogant Worms from their song "Wouldn't It Be Great If Everybody Had a Gun:" AZLD4Candidate 15 hrs ago #11

Sooo, drones, fuel trucks, and armaments are now going to be on top of a building directly adjacent to the White House? LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #12

Stupid fuicking Orange Bastard fucking ruined the motherfucking White House. Fuck that ballroom shit. SoFlaBro 12 hrs ago #13

So build the drone port first. truthisfreedom 12 hrs ago #14

Is it safe from say The Boogieman? Monsters in the closet? RFKJr? Mike Johnson? Melaaaaaaniaaaaah? twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #15

Sooo... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #16