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WaPo: Trump's White House Overhaul Costs Balloon Past $900 Million

Social media reacts with mockery and alarm over the price tag

3 Aug 12, 2:37 PM · 9d ago · 7 press · 9 posts · 1 comment · 5 sources · development 3 of 6

Posts across X, Bluesky and Mastodon circulated the Post's findings, mixing outrage over taxpayer funding with sarcasm about the scale of the spending.

Social media reacts with mockery and alarm over the price tag
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“Trump can’t even get a pool painted correctly”

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Donald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentJonathan O'Connell Washington Post investigative reporterSen. Tina SmithSen. Tina Smith U.S. Senator (D-MN)Cerin Lindgrensavage Protect Democracy attorneySenate Democrats Congressional minority

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Peak 19 items in one 3h at Aug 12, 11 AM; 69 items over 10 days (35 press · 33 posts · 1 comment) Aug 12, 5 AM — 7 items · 6 press · 1 post — Newswires 3, Mastodon 2, Google News 2Aug 12, 8 AM — 10 items · 5 press · 5 posts — Newswires 3, Mastodon 2, Google News 2, +2 moreAug 12, 11 AM — 19 items · 17 press · 2 posts — Newswires 15, Mastodon 2, Google News 2Aug 12, 2 PM — 5 items · 4 posts · 1 comment — Mastodon 2, Reddit 2, Bluesky 1Aug 12, 5 PM — 2 items · 1 press · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Aug 12, 8 PM — 4 items · 4 posts — Mastodon 4Aug 12, 11 PM — 1 item · 1 press — Newswires 1Aug 13, 2 AM — 1 item · 1 press — Newswires 1Aug 13, 5 AM — no itemsAug 13, 8 AM — 3 items · 1 press · 2 posts — Mastodon 1, X 1, Newswires 1Aug 13, 11 AM — 3 items · 2 press · 1 post — Newswires 2, Bluesky 1Aug 13, 2 PM — no itemsAug 13, 5 PM — 4 items · 1 press · 3 posts — Newswires 1, Bluesky 1, Mastodon 1, +1 moreAug 13, 8 PM — 3 items · 3 posts — Mastodon 3Aug 13, 11 PM — 3 items · 3 posts — Mastodon 3Aug 14, 2 AM — no itemsAug 14, 5 AM — no itemsAug 14, 8 AM — no itemsAug 14, 11 AM — 1 item · 1 post — Mastodon 1Aug 14, 2 PM — no itemsAug 14, 5 PM — no itemsAug 14, 8 PM — no itemsAug 14, 11 PM — no itemsAug 15, 2 AM — no itemsAug 15, 5 AM — no itemsAug 15, 8 AM — no itemsAug 15, 11 AM — no itemsAug 15, 2 PM — no itemsAug 15, 5 PM — no itemsAug 15, 8 PM — 2 items · 2 posts — Mastodon 2Aug 15, 11 PM — no itemsAug 16, 2 AM — no itemsAug 16, 5 AM — no itemsAug 16, 8 AM — 1 item · 1 post — Mastodon 1Aug 16, 11 AM — no itemsAug 16, 2 PM — no itemsAug 16, 5 PM — no itemsAug 16, 8 PM — no itemsAug 16, 11 PM — no itemsAug 17, 2 AM — no itemsAug 17, 5 AM — no itemsAug 17, 8 AM — no itemsAug 17, 11 AM — no itemsAug 17, 2 PM — no itemsAug 17, 5 PM — no itemsAug 17, 8 PM — no itemsAug 17, 11 PM — no itemsAug 18, 2 AM — no itemsAug 18, 5 AM — no itemsAug 18, 8 AM — no itemsAug 18, 11 AM — no itemsAug 18, 2 PM — no itemsAug 18, 5 PM — no itemsAug 18, 8 PM — no itemsAug 18, 11 PM — no itemsAug 19, 2 AM — no itemsAug 19, 5 AM — no itemsAug 19, 8 AM — no itemsAug 19, 11 AM — no itemsAug 19, 2 PM — no itemsAug 19, 5 PM — no itemsAug 19, 8 PM — no itemsAug 19, 11 PM — no itemsYesterday, 2 AM — no itemsYesterday, 5 AM — no itemsYesterday, 8 AM — no itemsYesterday, 11 AM — no itemsYesterday, 2 PM — no itemsYesterday, 5 PM — no itemsYesterday, 8 PM — no itemsYesterday, 11 PM — no itemsToday, 2 AM — no itemsToday, 5 AM — no itemsToday, 8 AM — no itemsToday, 11 AM — no itemsToday, 2 PM — no itemsToday, 5 PM — no itemsToday, 8 PM — no items 1–34–6
1–3Social media reacts with mockery and…4–6Estimated cost climbs toward $1 billion…
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Reported in the same hours what the press published around this moment

  1. 7 outlets Trump administration set to spend at least $900M on White House construction: Report

    first by Anadolu Agency, 9d ago · also Al Jazeera, Google News · Top, The Hill, Daily Caller, The Daily Caller, Jerusalem Post

    4 more headlines
  2. 1 outlet Trump Is Spending Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money on Gaudy White House Renovations: Report

    first by Rolling Stone, 9d ago

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