Defrauding the guest of honor on her 250th birthday -- Sabrina Haake

[erronis]

https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/defrauding-the-guest-of-honor-on

I know there has been other very good reporting on this disgusting operation by trump.

House Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee have released a report describing how the White House cheated the American public on its 250th birthday. It outlines interim findings that the Trump organization put together a shell company to supplant the Congressionally-created commission, America250, with a partisan one, Freedom 250, defrauding donors and pilfering donations along the way.

In 2016, ten years in advance of the country's 250th birthday, Congress created a nonpartisan commission called America250 to plan and orchestrate the largest commemoration in U.S. history. Its mandated purpose was to encourage all Americans to 'remember the nation's past, celebrate the present, and look forward to building a promising future.'

America250 spent ten years organizing events, volunteer campaigns, and educational initiatives across all 50 states to celebrate our Semiquincentennial. America250's slogan, "350 for 250- Engaging all 350 million Americans in celebrating our nation's 250th anniversary," stresses civic inclusivity devoid of politics.

But last year, after his attempts to pack America250 with loyalists were unsuccessful, Trump created a competing commission, Freedom 250, via executive order. Falsely describing Freedom 250 as the "national, non-partisan organization leading the celebration of our Nation's 250th birthday," Freedom 250 was incorporated as an LLC in October 2025. Under the National Park Foundation, governed by a board of Trump loyalists, Freedom 250 solicited pay-to-play donationsfrom companies with major federal contracts pending-- including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Oracle --to financially support Freedom 250 instead of America250.

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After Freedom 250 hijacked federal planning activities, most scheduled performers withdrew from the celebration. They had agreed to perform at a national, nonpartisan concert, but cancelled when they found out it was overtly partisan. Other activities planned by Trump's Freedom 250 included the very on-brand Military Parade for Trump's birthday and this year's White House UFC cage fight, along with the controversial Great American State Fair. The latter featured partisan exhibits complete with a confederate flag; the 16-day event caused extensive damage to the lawns and the National Mall. Meanwhile, Freedom 250 continues the Trump-centric assault, planning construction on his 250-foot-tall "triumphal arch."

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[Kid Berwyn]

1. Fraud from head to toe.

And he’s rotten to the core.