Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. “Paid for by me,“ he claimed. Except that`s not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

`Rush Project at Request of POTUS`: Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.

(theatlantic.com)