White House Hides Donors, Shocking No One Who Follows Influence
The mainstream media breathlessly reports the Trump White House withheld names of some donors to his $300 million ballroom renovation. While framed as a scandal by The Independent , the real scandal is how unsurprised anyone is. This isn't an isolated incident; it's practically standard operating procedure for a political class that funnels public contracts and policy influence to private
benefactors. Think tanks like the one that gave us the Iraq War, or the various 'foundations' funded by defense contractors, operate with similar opaque flows of cash. Are we truly shocked when presidential renovations get the same treatment as multi-billion dollar arms deals pushed by lobbyists? How many 'transparency initiatives' will it take before we realize the system is designed precisely
for these 'anomalies'?