In His First 234 Days Trump Convinced Me: He Doesn’t Know How to Save Money, But He Sure Can Spend It

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

Another promise and another lie. Trump created the unnecessary Department of Government Efficiency, promising that Elon Musk would reduce the national debt by more than two trillion dollars. Not only did he fail, DOGE continues to waste taxpayer money.

The small amount of money saved by firing qualified and crucial government personnel has already been negated as Musk’s boy tech experts spend huge amounts of taxpayer money every day.

Trump wants to build a “ballroom” in the White House. The cost estimate is $200 million.

Each time he sends a group of national guard soldiers to waste their time and the Pentagon’s money, the cost surpasses $10 million.

In his first 234 days, Trump has spent most of his time golfing, partying at Mar-a-Lago, and using Air Force One as his own, private aircraft, at the outrageous cost of $230 thousand per hour. Other costs include lodging for the Secret Service and members of Trump’s administration.

His trip to Scotland was for personal reasons. However, he claimed it was “White House business.” That one trip wasted at least $10 million of your money.

So far, the most expensive “president” in history has wasted more than $10 million of taxpayer dollars each month for his own pleasure.

He is keeping his word: “I love spending other people’s money

Meanwhile, our grocery bill has risen by another 20 percent: 80 percent overall.

Donald Trump is a disaster.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/11/2342806/-American-taxpayers-are-still-footing-the-bill-for-DOGE-disaster?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

 

 

 

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