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White House requests $10M, cites $150 M Freedom 250 contracts

7/31/2026

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The administration requested an extra $10 million to recoup costs tied to Semiquincentennial celebrations.
Reports say $150 million of taxpayer money funded Freedom 250 events and that Event Strategies, run by former Trump aides, received $13 million in no-bid contracts since Trump returned to office.
Alexis Wilkins was flown on the FBI’s official jet with a SWAT team to sing the National Anthem before President Donald Trump at Great American State Fair on June 24.

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The administration requested an extra $10 million to recoup costs tied to Semiquincentennial celebrations.
Reports say $150 million of taxpayer money funded Freedom 250 events and that Event Strategies, run by former Trump aides, received $13 million in no-bid contracts since Trump returned to office.
Alexis Wilkins was flown on the FBI’s official jet with a SWAT team to sing the National Anthem before President Donald Trump at Great American State Fair on June 24.