Now that he has less than three days and a wakeup left in the White House, President Donald Trump is turning his attention to what happens after he’s no longer head of state, according to the Washington Post, and one of the things he’s reportedly got planned is raising some $2 billion for a presidential library:
“Speculation is also coursing through Trump World about a possible presidential library and museum. No announcements have been made, but two people familiar with internal discussions said it is likely to be located in Florida and run by Dan Scavino, one of Trump’s longest-serving and most loyal aides who advises him on social media and most recently served as deputy White House chief of staff.
“One of these people, who was a top fundraiser on Trump’s campaign, said the president has told supporters he wants to raise $2 billion for the library — a far greater sum than has been raised for past presidential libraries — and thinks he can collect it in small-dollar donations from his grass-roots supporters.”
That was all it took for social media to explode with mockery at the idea of Trump needing $2 billion for a place to house some coloring books and issues of the National Enquirer:
In case you’re wondering, Obama’s Library is slated to cost $500 million and will be in the middle of Chicago.
Where on earth (even in FL) could Trump put a library, except on property he already owns? (Grift, grift)
— Purity For Thee But Not For Me💃🏻⚖️ (@TheePurity) January 17, 2021
Correction: he needs $2 billion to pay down his debts and get some breathing room – so he’s going to grift it from his eager supporters. I doubt he’s ever been in a library and he’s barely able to read.
— 🐾 Scooby Crew 🐾 (@FinchFlyer) January 17, 2021
Correction: he needs $2 billion to pay down his debts and get some breathing room – so he’s going to grift it from his eager supporters. I doubt he’s ever been in a library and he’s barely able to read.
— 🐾 Scooby Crew 🐾 (@FinchFlyer) January 17, 2021
Has a presidential library ever gone bankrupt before?#TrumpLibrary
— Randall DeWitt (@Randall_DeWitt) January 17, 2021
Here’s some books for the Trump library pic.twitter.com/mW6xfZTBpd
— Michael Lessing (@llMichael) January 17, 2021
Preliminary plans for the Trump Library were just released pic.twitter.com/kJhDZGqjhU
— We The People (@WeThePe80146604) January 17, 2021
A trump library is an oxymoron. Hopefully people won’t fall for this but knowing Trumpies…
— Robb Royer (@TXFartingsworth) January 17, 2021
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