But I want to spend some time talking about the specific funding in this rescissions package that the President considers wasteful. Now, mind you, Donald Trump is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on primetime commercials promoting Donald Trump. He is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a gold encrusted ballroom and an arch, a monument to himself, over the objections of veterans and their families due to its proximity to Arlington National Cemetery. (01:24–01:34)
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Asserts that Trump is using taxpayer money for self-promotional commercials.
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