on June 13, 2026, 3:31 pm, in reply to "Letters from an American June 12, 2026 Heather Cox Richardson Jun 12, 2026"
They note that Trump and his allies seized the funds Congress appropriated for celebrations to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and have “awarded nearly $103 million in federal contracts and grants…to politicized entities under the control of Trump administration officials and political allies”—nearly 80% of the $126 million of funding for the semiquincentenary celebrations. Private funding, including from corporations with issues in front of the administration, have also poured money into Trump’s events.
This is THEFT. I demand that people be arrested!!
SAY ‘NO’ TO WAR!
RESIST!
Message Thread
« Back to index | View thread »