$900M paid out to end wind farm project going to firm run by Mar-a-Lago neighbor

pseudolus 115 points 25 comments August 27, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (7 comments)

alexsherrick

Nothing to see here...

petesergeant

It would be tempting to label this as regular grift, but, one of the few areas the guy’s been consistent is his Quixotic quest against windmills

josefritzishere

The constant grift is appalling.

spiderfarmer

The USA is a joke. The constant grifting and the staggering incompetence is stinking mad.

NuclearPM

This is just disgusting. If republicans weren’t immune to hypocrisy, the world would be a better place.

OutOfHere

How does he get to spend $900M without the approval of Congress?

insane_dreamer

self-dealing corruption is so rampant in this administration that $900M going to some Trump buddy is just another day in America

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