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Astonishing reason behind Trump’s ‘rushed’ DC projects exposed: whistleblowers

Vanity at Public ExpenseThe real storyA letter made public this week says whistleblowers believe Donald Trump pushed Kennedy Center renovations and other Washington “beautification” projects through on a rushed timeline so he could stage events around the December 2025 ceremony where he received the so-called FIFA World Peace Prize. The useful fact pattern is not the medal. It is the machinery: close White House consultation, no-bid contracts, sidelined contracting controls, and cosmetic work that staff already warned would have to be redone.Who had powerThe power sat with the White House and…

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