Trump Action Archive

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• DHS Secretary Noem and FBI Director Patel used taxpayer funds for Las Vegas entertainment — DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel attended a Formula 1 race in Las Vegas on Saturday, receiving paddock tours and viewing a LEGO car as part of taxpayer-funded travel and entertainment.

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• Trump peace plan allocates U.S. and Russia 50 percent of reconstruction profits from European funds — The 28-point peace plan calls for $100 billion in frozen Russian assets to be invested in rebuilding territory that Russia would control under the plan, and requires Europe (which was not consulted) to unfreeze Russian assets and contribute an additional $100 billion. The plan states the U.S. "will receive 50 percent of the profits from this venture," meaning Europe would fund reconstruction of Russian-controlled territory while the U.S. and Russia split the proceeds.

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• Trump Organization negotiating Saudi real estate development deal — The New York Times reported that the Trump Organization is in negotiations to develop a Trump-branded property at one of Saudi Arabia's largest government-owned real estate developments. The deal represents a potential financial benefit to Trump's business interests while he serves as president.

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• Trump purchased over $80 million in bonds with potential conflicts of interest — Reuters reported that Trump bought over $80 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October, with many investments in sectors that profit from his administration's agenda, including Intel, in which the federal government acquired a stake earlier this year. The purchases raise questions about whether Trump is using advance knowledge of administration policy to benefit his personal investments.

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• Trump's presidential library foundation raised $50 million with undisclosed spending — The New York Times reported that Trump's presidential library foundation is set to raise about $50 million this year, far outpacing his predecessors, with most of the funds coming from donations pledged by media companies as part of settlements with the president. But in a regulatory filing, the foundation offered no details about its biggest expense of the year—a $6.2 million budget item that makes up roughly 90% of its spending, describing it only as "other."

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• Kennedy Center granted discounted and free rentals to Trump-aligned organizations — A report alleged cronyism and corruption at the Kennedy Center, including the American Conservative Union receiving a half-price discount on stage rental for their summit (final cost $20,007 instead of ~$42,000) and FIFA receiving the entire Kennedy Center for free for nearly three weeks to host the 2026 World Cup draw, when the rental should have cost approximately $5 million. The venue was forced to cancel or reschedule lucrative holiday programming.

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• Congress inserts provision allowing Republican senators $500,000 in taxpayer payments — Language inserted into the bill ending the longest government shutdown allows eight Republican Senators to sue the federal government and receive $500,000 in taxpayer funds if their electronic records were subpoenaed without notice. The provision, reportedly inserted by Majority Leader John Thune, targets senators whose phone records were subpoenaed during Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the 2020 election and January 6 attack. The Department of Justice changed its notification procedures in 2023, but Smith's subpoenas predated that policy change. Senator Lindsey Graham said he will seek payment; House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to introduce language to repeal the provision.

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• Trump Organization negotiating Saudi Arabia real estate deal — The New York Times reported that Trump Organization is in negotiations to bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia's largest government-owned real estate developments. The negotiations involve Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's $63 billion Diriyah project. Trump is set to host the Crown Prince next week to discuss a potential mutual defense agreement and possible transfer of American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, creating a scenario where Trump discusses national security matters with a foreign leader who is also a key figure in a potential business deal with the president's family.
• Trump Organization announced tokenized luxury resort development in Maldives with Saudi firm — Trump Organization and Dar Global, a Saudi real estate development company headquartered in Dubai, announced plans to build the Trump International Hotel Maldives on November 17. The project will be tokenized using blockchain technology, allowing investors to participate from the development phase. Eric Trump stated the development would "redefine luxury in the region" and set a benchmark for innovation in real estate investment through tokenization.

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• Fannie Mae confidant of Bill Pulte disclosed confidential mortgage pricing data to competitor — A confidant of Bill Pulte, Trump's top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to Freddie Mac, a principal competitor, alarming senior Fannie Mae officials who warned it could expose the company to claims of collusion to fix mortgage rates. Lauren Smith, Fannie Mae's head of marketing, acted on Pulte's behalf in disclosing the data. Senior Fannie Mae officials who questioned the conduct were forced out of their jobs late last month, along with internal ethics watchdogs investigating Pulte and his allies.

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• Trump granted Switzerland favorable tariff deal after receiving gold gifts from Swiss billionaires — Trump granted Switzerland a favorable tariff break one week after the country's industry leaders visited the White House and presented him with pricey gold gifts. U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer announced a trade deal with Switzerland that cut its tariff rate from 39 percent to 15 percent. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter had previously failed to persuade Trump to change his tariff position in an icy August phone conversation. The breakthrough came after an entourage of gift-bearing Swiss billionaires, including Rolex CEO Jean Frédéric Dufour, Johann Rupert from luxury goods maker Richemont, and Marwan Shakarchi from gold refining company MKS, visited the White House on November 4. After the meeting, Trump had a gold clock and a bar of gold on his Oval Office desk.

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• Trump administration secured tungsten deal with Kazakhstan involving family financial interests — In September 2025, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trump secured access to one of the world's largest untapped tungsten reserves from Kazakhstan's president. An obscure U.S. company, Kaz Resources, won the access. Before the deal, Trump administration officials advanced applications for as much as $1.6 billion in federal funding for the company. An investment firm partly owned by Trump's sons Don Jr. and Eric took a 20% stake in a related entity. Lutnick's sons' firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, raised $210 million for a related entity. The deal was signed November 6, 2025.

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• Novo Nordisk executive faints during Trump administration event — Novo Nordisk executive Gordon Findlay fainted in the Oval Office during a lengthy series of speeches by Trump, RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and other Trump administration officials and drug company CEOs. Fox reported he is fine. After the executive was removed, Trump told the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."

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• Public Citizen reports corporate donors received $279 billion in contracts — Non-profit organization Public Citizen published a report finding that two-thirds of the 24 known corporate donors to Trump's White House ballroom have received a total of $279 billion in government contracts over the past five years. Additionally, 14 of them are either facing federal enforcement actions or have had them suspended by the Trump administration. The corporate and billionaire donors have also spent $1.6 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions over the last five years.

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• DraftKings creates Win For America PAC and donates $2 million — DraftKings donated $2 million to Win For America, a newly created PAC established on November 2, 2025, making DraftKings the sole initial donor. Win For America subsequently funneled $500,000 to the American Conservative Fund (a dark money group supporting Senate Republicans) and $450,000 to American Future PAC, a newly formed group likely to support Democratic candidates. This structure allows DraftKings to channel funds to both parties while maintaining strategic distance from direct donations.

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• Trump travels to Mar-a-Lago for golf outing; taxpayer cost reaches $60.7 million for 76 outings — President Trump departed for his thirteenth visit to the Trump Organization's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, his seventy-sixth golf outing in his second term. The $3.4 million trip brought the total taxpayer expenditure on the president's golf outings to $60.7 million, occurring while federal employees worked without pay, furloughed workers took out bank loans, healthcare premiums skyrocketed, and SNAP benefits faced elimination.

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• Paul Singer acquired Citgo at discounted price following Venezuela embargo — Investor Paul Singer, a Trump donor who contributed $5 million to Trump's Super PAC in 2024 and tens of millions more to Republican candidates and Trump's transition, acquired Citgo (the U.S.-based subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company) in November 2025 for $5.9 billion. Citgo owns three major Gulf Coast refineries, 43 oil terminals, and over 4,000 gas stations. The acquisition occurred at a major discount due to the Venezuela embargo, which limited Citgo's ability to source its preferred Venezuelan crude and forced reliance on more expensive Canadian and Colombian oil.
• Paul Singer acquired Citgo, Venezuelan state oil subsidiary, at discounted price — In November 2025, billionaire investor Paul Singer, through his firm Elliott Investment Management, purchased Citgo—the U.S.-based subsidiary of Venezuela's state-run oil company—for $5.9 billion. Court advisors valued Citgo at $13 billion; Venezuelan officials claimed it was worth $18 billion. The discount was largely attributable to the U.S. embargo on Venezuelan oil, which forced Citgo's refineries to source more expensive crude from Canada and Colombia. Singer is a major Trump donor who contributed $5 million to Trump's Super PAC in 2024.

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• Binance enables trading of Trump-linked cryptocurrencies days after CZ pardon — On October 29, 2025, Binance's U.S. exchange announced it would begin allowing trading of USD1 and WLFI, two cryptocurrencies issued by World Liberty Financial, a company co-founded by Trump and his sons. Trump reportedly owns 15.7 billion WLFI tokens (over 15% of total supply). USD1 is a stablecoin whose reserve assets generate profit for Trump and other owners. The move expands the pool of American investors and directly benefits Trump financially by increasing demand and token value.
• Binance invested $2 billion in Trump-owned stablecoin — Earlier in 2025, Binance accepted a $2 billion investment from an Abu Dhabi investment fund in USD1, a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial and owned in part by Trump. The transaction immediately gave USD1 legitimacy and liquidity, and has likely already generated tens of millions for Trump and other World Liberty Financial owners. Binance also wrote the basic code to power USD1 for World Liberty Financial, further deepening the financial relationship.

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• Amazon donated to Trump ballroom project after pledging not to support election deniers — Amazon, which in January 2021 publicly pledged to suspend PAC contributions to any Member of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, has now donated to Trump's White House ballroom project. The company also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025, reversing its stated position on supporting those who undermine democratic processes.
• Comcast donated to Trump ballroom project after pledging not to support election deniers — Comcast, which pledged in January 2021 to suspend political contributions to elected officials who voted against certification of electoral college votes, has now donated to Trump's White House ballroom project. The company also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, reversing its stated commitment to withhold support from those who sought to overturn the election.
• Google donated to Trump ballroom project after pledging not to support election deniers — Google, which in January 2021 stated that its NetPAC would not make contributions to any member of Congress who voted against certification of election results, has now donated to Trump's White House ballroom project. The company also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, reversing its stated position on supporting election deniers.
• Microsoft donated to Trump ballroom project after pledging not to support election deniers — Microsoft, which in January 2021 pledged to suspend contributions to members of Congress who voted against certification of electors and to state officials who supported overturning the election, has now donated to Trump's White House ballroom project. The company also donated $750,000 to Trump's inaugural fund, reversing its stated commitment to withhold support from election deniers.
• Multiple corporations donated to Trump ballroom after pledging not to support election deniers — Altria, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Union Pacific, and HP Inc.—all of which pledged in January 2021 to halt political giving following the Capitol insurrection—have now donated to Trump's White House ballroom project. Several also donated to Trump's inaugural fund: Altria ($1 million), Meta ($1 million), and HP ($50,000), reversing their stated commitments to withhold support from those who undermined democratic processes.

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• FCC adopts revised interim rate caps for incarcerated people's communications services under Martha Wright-Reed Act — The Federal Communications Commission issued a final rule modifying incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS) rate caps effective immediately, with compliance required 120 days after Federal Register publication. The revised interim rates exclude unbilled minutes from calculations, create a new tier for extremely small jails (0–49 average daily population), include all reported safety and security costs, and establish a separate $0.02-per-minute facility cost additive. Audio rates range from $0.08–$0.17 per minute; video rates from $0.17–$0.42 per minute, depending on facility size.
• FCC permanently raises rate caps for inmate phone calls and video calls — The Federal Communications Commission voted to permanently repeal 2024 rate caps on inmate phone calls and video calls, raising the maximum allowable charges from $0.06–$0.07 per minute to $0.10–$0.18 per minute for calls, and from $0.11–$0.25 to $0.18–$0.41 per minute for video calls. The FCC justified the increase by citing unspecified safety risks and citing one example of a jail ending phone services, though the jail operator attributed the closure to a ban on kickbacks rather than rate caps. The change will cost incarcerated people and their families approximately $1 billion annually compared to the 2024 caps.
• FCC reinstates allowance for prison operators to receive per-minute payments from inmate phone calls — The FCC's new rule permits prison and jail operators to receive 2 cents per minute from phone companies regardless of whether they incur costs, replacing the previous kickback system. While the FCC has formally banned kickbacks and ancillary fees, the rule notes the commission is "seeking further comment" on reinstating those bans, signaling openness to removing protections in the future. Private prison operators like The GEO Group and CoreCivic, both major political donors to President Trump, stand to benefit from continued revenue generation from inmate communications.

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• Unusual Machines, backed by Trump Jr., wins major Pentagon drone contract — Unusual Machines, a Florida-based drone company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds a $4 million stake, secured a contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture 3,500 drone motors and various drone parts. The company's CEO Allan Evans indicated the Army signaled plans to order an additional 20,000 components next year. Trump Jr. joined the company as an adviser in November 2024. Stock in Unusual Machines jumped 13% following the announcement. Financial Times reporting earlier in 2025 found the company's share price nearly tripled in the weeks before Trump Jr.'s appointment was disclosed.

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• Banks demand U.S. government guarantee for $20 billion Argentina lending facility — Banks assembled by Treasury Secretary Bessent—including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs—are demanding that the U.S. government backstop a $20 billion lending facility to Argentina, effectively requiring taxpayers to absorb losses while banks retain profits. The arrangement emerged after private lenders had ceased lending to Argentina due to its heavy debt burden and low repayment likelihood. The Treasury Department confirmed talks remain ongoing but did not dispute the Wall Street Journal's reporting of the guarantee demand.

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• United States signs economic stabilization agreement with Argentina, commits $20 billion currency swap — The United States signed an "economic stabilization agreement" with Argentina's central bank, committing to swap $20 billion in currency to prop up the Argentine peso, in addition to at least two previous direct purchases of pesos. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the government is arranging for private lenders or sovereign wealth funds to contribute another $20 billion into the Argentine economy. Banks have requested security from the United States that they will recover their money if the Argentine economy continues to decline.
• Trump Announces $40 Billion Aid to Argentina — President Trump has announced a $40 billion aid package to Argentina, intended to stabilize the country's currency. However, the move has been criticized for benefiting Trump-aligned investors while failing to address economic challenges faced by Americans. The aid has not succeeded in stabilizing Argentina's currency as intended.
• U.S. Treasury peso purchases fail to stabilize Argentine currency — The Argentine peso fell below levels reached before the U.S. Treasury began purchasing pesos earlier in October, indicating that the Trump administration's financial support has failed to halt the currency's decline ahead of crucial midterm elections for President Milei. The Treasury has made approximately three purchases totaling roughly $400 million since October 9, and a $20 billion currency swap line was announced, but the peso continued to slide.
• Trump’s $40 billion bailout of Argentina fails — Donald Trump’s $40 billion taxpayer-funded bailout of Argentina has failed, with the Argentine peso losing 10% of its value in the first two weeks of October. The economic situation in Argentina has worsened, with interest rates soaring to 157% and inflation rising. Trump's intervention has not stabilized the economy and has drained U.S. resources.
• Trump administration approves $40 billion bailout of Argentina — The Trump administration approved a $40 billion bailout of Argentina. Representative Hakeem Jeffries criticized the expenditure during a government shutdown, stating Trump had "found time to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina with $40b" while refusing to negotiate with Democrats on reopening the government. Senator Rand Paul also criticized the bailout as inconsistent with "America First" policy, noting the funds are borrowed and the country faces a $2 trillion deficit. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association opposed the bailout, stating it undermines family farmers and ranchers by allowing importation of Argentine beef.

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• Department of Homeland Security purchases two Gulfstream jets for $172 million during shutdown — Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for $172 million for use by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other DHS officials. The initial departmental request was for $50 million for a single new plane. The Department of Homeland Security characterized the purchase as "a matter of safety."
• Kristi Noem claimed Coast Guard jets were for agency mission — Secretary Kristi Noem defended her acquisition of two new Gulfstream jets financed through the Coast Guard budget, stating they were necessary replacements for 25-year-old aircraft and that Congress had appropriated the funds. The source material indicates Noem personally uses the aircraft and that they represent taxpayer-funded government jets for her use, similar to her taxpayer-funded waterfront Coast Guard Commandant residence.

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• Trump administration hosts $1 million-per-person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago during government shutdown — The Trump administration planned a $1 million-per-person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on October 17, 2025, while millions of Americans were affected by a government shutdown and federal workers went without pay. The event was characterized as emblematic of prioritizing billionaire donors over public service during a period of economic hardship for working families.

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• Treasury Secretary announces doubling of U.S. bailout to Argentina to $40 billion — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States was doubling its bailout commitment to Argentina to $40 billion. This occurred while the Trump administration was implementing tariffs that drove up domestic prices and cutting social programs.