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Trump’s $230 million cash grab, briefly explained

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22.10.2025
President Donald Trump during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is trying to pay himself $230 million in taxpayer money.

Wait, what? The payment, which was

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