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Is anyone surprised? I mean, did you guys think it was really a $300 million dollar ballroom?
Yeah, kinda. I assumed it was a $90 million ballroom with the remaining $210 million being funneled to cronies.
I thought he was pocketing it
Have you seen the room where he does press conferences?
Well, no. I don't really watch his press conferences.
Its chock full of gaudy gold bullshit
I have no trouble believing he would fill an entire ballroom with $300M of the same gaudy shit.
Actually, is cheap decorative plastic, spray canned gold.
Honestly, I think someone went on a shopping spree at Home Depot in their Wood Appliques department.
Here is part of that gaudy shit under the shelf/mantle behind him. Its all cheap shit painted gold.
Home Depot is charging an insane markup on them. You can get them direct from suppliers on Alibaba for $1- $5.
Just like trump, they were just out of gold, so they used orange...
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Some of it is cheap decorative plaster spray painted gold!
Lol seriously. ‘Sir, take a look at this priceless golden Sharpie holder, however it can be yours for $5 million!’
No, I thought it would end up costing far more than that.