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'Bribery' accusations fly as senators home in on Trump's 250th birthday fund
Construction continues on a temporary arena that will host the UFC Freedom 250 fight event in June on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The Presidency Has a Donation Box
A Public Celebration, Privatized
Freedom 250 is supposed to organize the nation’s 250th-anniversary celebrations. Instead, the Trump White House has displaced a bipartisan, congressionally created commission with a private organization that does not disclose its donors or spending.
That is the essential fact. The people controlling access to the presidency also…
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