SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
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“It’s everyone else who missed the boat,” a Trumpworld source with knowledge of the meetings says, referring to latecomers to the Trump agenda. The source pointed specifically to the tech sector, where executives have scrambled to show fealty to the new administration.
It’s unclear where the money is going and what it will be used for, but one source with direct knowledge of the dinners said “it’s all going to the library,” as in the presidential library that will ostensibly be built once Trump leaves office. Scoop here:
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And as people pay millions to dine with Trump, sources and staffers also told us this week how Elon Musk's $1 spending limit is paralyzing federal agencies. Inside the DOGE-mandated credit card freeze.
When do we start talking seriously about #Impeachment - after DOGE/Musk extrajudicial attacks on agencies/data breaches/firings of federal employees? - after Trump's clear favoritism for Russia/national security risk? - after Trump's reckless tariff/trade wars threatening recession/depression? When?