Friend,
What Donald Trump is doing right now with his $300 million White House ballroom scheme is a brazen attempt to turn the people’s house into a personal fundraising engine for corporations and billionaires who want something from his administration.
Trump is literally selling space in the White House to donors whose business is before the federal government. Some have antitrust cases pending. Some want mergers approved. Some want federal contracts. And the White House is refusing to fully disclose who is paying and how much. That is not philanthropy. It is pay to play.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Robert Garcia’s bill would finally draw a bright line between public service and private gain. It bans donations from people seeking contracts, pardons, or government approvals. It prohibits the President, Vice President, and their families from hitting up donors for personal vanity projects. It forces full transparency. And it blocks donors from trading secret checks for special access or treatment.
It also sets limits on the use of nonprofit partners to bankroll new monuments to himself, like the reported triumphal arch project now being called the “Arc de Trump.” These schemes only exist because loopholes and weak oversight allow presidents to tap wealthy insiders for projects that benefit them personally. This bill slams those loopholes shut.
We cannot allow the White House to become a billboard for corporate influence. We cannot allow leftover funds to be siphoned off for presidential perks. And we certainly cannot allow donors to hide their names or hide their meetings with administration officials while they seek favors behind closed doors.
This is exactly how corruption takes root. It is exactly why public trust erodes. And it is exactly why we need a powerful public response.
Demand passage of the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act today. >>
Thank you for speaking out.
People For the American Way
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