Hegseth Wants $50,000 From Taxpayers To Paint His House
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Unelected President Elon Musk and Puppet Donald Trump claim to be so interested in saving government money they’re sending teams of unelected outsiders to snoop through our most sensitive government systems. But they seem to have no problem with taxpayers footing the bill for wealthy Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s so-called “emergency” paint job to the tune of nearly $50,000. He also wants more than $80,000 from taxpayers for other maintenance and repairs to his government housing. It seems Democrats are the only people asking questions about those eye-popping figures. Via Bloomberg: [Reps.] Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Connecticut’s Rosa DeLauro demanded an explanation from Hegseth in a letter Friday, as well as answers to several other questions about his housing maintenance and repairs, which they said total $137,297. “Why is $49,900 for emergency painting necessary and how does that use of funds comply with the Administration’s stated goal of government efficiency?” they wrote. They also asked what monthly rent he will pay for the home on a military base near the Pentagon, whose location they didn’t disclose. They’re seeking answers by Feb. 21.read more
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/02/hegseth-wants-50000-taxpayers-paint-his
Unelected President Elon Musk and Puppet Donald Trump claim to be so interested in saving government money they’re sending teams of unelected outsiders to snoop through our most sensitive government systems. But they seem to have no problem with taxpayers footing the bill for wealthy Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s so-called “emergency” paint job to the tune of nearly $50,000. He also wants more than $80,000 from taxpayers for other maintenance and repairs to his government housing. It seems Democrats are the only people asking questions about those eye-popping figures. Via Bloomberg: [Reps.] Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Connecticut’s Rosa DeLauro demanded an explanation from Hegseth in a letter Friday, as well as answers to several other questions about his housing maintenance and repairs, which they said total $137,297. “Why is $49,900 for emergency painting necessary and how does that use of funds comply with the Administration’s stated goal of government efficiency?” they wrote. They also asked what monthly rent he will pay for the home on a military base near the Pentagon, whose location they didn’t disclose. They’re seeking answers by Feb. 21.read more
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/02/hegseth-wants-50000-taxpayers-paint-his