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    Das Pentagon verwendet eine 130-Millionen-Dollar-Spende eines anonymen Trump-„Freundes“ zur Bezahlung von Militärangehörigen

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    1. AssociateGreat2350 on

      >The move marks a striking departure from government procedure for funding the military, which traditionally relies on public funds appropriated by Congress.

      Getting pretty close to a privatized military 

    2. jakexil323 on

      What is the total „donations“ that trump is getting these days and what are the „donors“ getting in return.

      Between the new air force one , ball room, inauguration funds, and now the pentagon . People must be getting one hell of a return that they can donate hundreds of millions .

    3. Toy_Guy_in_MO on

      A quick google shows there are 1.3 million active duty members of the military, across all branches, currently. We’ll pretend that all $130MM of that will go to military pay and none to any overhead/bloat/grift. That’s $100 per active member.

      So just like everything that the Trump administration says and does, this is all show and no substance.

    5. geekstone on

      Impeach them all, this is so far beyond the pale, but a normal Friday for this administration.

    6. Wild_Read9062 on

      Ok, we’ve just crossed the line from a public military to a private one.

      Nice. So I can expect Musk to start his own legal military here in the US as well. Maybe the Amazon and Microsoft militaries too. Nice. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

    11. charcoalist on

      Oh yeah, we’re not allowed to know what’s happening at the Pentagon unless it’s approved by Hegseth. Was this story approved by the censors?

    14. No-Yogurtcloset1598 on

      Can we just audit from day one? DOGE and trace every dollar please. FFS I am over it.

    15. uniklyqualifd on

      Every dictator needs the military behind them. I doubt the average soldier can be bought this cheaply.

    18. PerfunctoryComments on

      The military taking „donations“. What could possibly go wrong?

      Absolutely idiocracy.

    19. 5minArgument on

      One doesn’t approach such extraordinary measures if they plan to negotiate. He’s going to keep the shutdown going until he gets emergency authority.

      If you recall, he/they were floating this scenario back in December ’24 before the handoff.

    25. LividTacos on

      Which means they can keep the government closed as long as the billionaires are willing to pay the gestapo and the wehrmacht.

    27. Phy44 on

      Imagine if Soros or some other gop Boogeyman donated to WIC during the shutdown.

    30. Wonderful-Athlete-83 on

      I cannot keep up with all of the corruption today. It’s flooding the news cycle.

    33. Icantjudge on

      There are about 1.3 million active duty military personnel. $100 each will definitely help them out.

    34. firesidechatter220 on

      Under 31 U.S.C. § 1321, the federal government maintains “trust funds” and “special funds” that can accept gifts or donations for specific purposes authorized by Congress. However, federal agencies cannot accept donations unless Congress has specifically given them authority to do so.

      3. Restrictions
      Donations cannot create a conflict of interest or be given in exchange for preferential treatment.
      Agencies must follow ethical and appropriations laws (e.g., the Anti-Deficiency Act).
      Typically, donations go into specific trust accounts and can only be used for the authorized purpose.

    35. ray_area on

      “The Antideficiency Act is explicit that private donations cannot be used to offset a lapse in appropriations,” said Bill Hoagland, a former Senate GOP budget aide who is currently a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center.”

    39. AltruisticBudget4709 on

      Sigh. This isn’t how this works. He will just steal it. How many times do we gotta keep saying this same shit. He is a traitor, a thief, a fraud, a cheat, and a liar. He only thinks of himself, and will gladly let the world burn around him if it means he can get one more grubby bloodsoaked dollar.

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