GOP seeks to claw back Kennedy Center's $25M stimulus payout, as opera house continues layoffs

[Valentina327]

Maybe Fox didn't hear Trump say that he thought it was a great idea that the Kennedy Center get that money. Maybe they forgot (or didn't know) Melania Trump is on the board of trustees.

How does that play into anything?

The 4 prior first ladies are honorary chairs, as is Melania.

It plays into it because Trump thinks that them getting the money is a great idea. I thought I said that quite plainly.

Did he cite Melania being an honorary chair, as the other first ladies are, as being the reason why he thought it was a good idea?

I don't recall seeing that anywhere.

[Della]

Honestly? I don't think any taxpayer monies should go to these places. I don't know why we fund a lot of pork. Why does public spending need to be involved?

"The total cost of construction was $70 million.[10] Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright grant and the other $20 million in bonds.[12] Donations also comprised a significant portion of funding, including $5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $500,000 from the Kennedy family.[15][16] Other major donors included J. Willard Marriott, Marjorie Merriweather Post, John D. Rockefeller III, and Robert W. Woodruff, as well as many corporate donors.[16] Foreign countries provided gifts to the Kennedy Center, including a gift of 3,700 tons of Carrara marble from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the Italian government, which was used in the building's construction.[17]

Cost to taxpayers just to contribute = 43 MILLION
But donations were...what?

[AllofFive19]

How does that play into anything?

The 4 prior first ladies are honorary chairs, as is Melania.

It plays into it because Trump thinks that them getting the money is a great idea. I thought I said that quite plainly.

Did he cite Melania being an honorary chair, as the other first ladies are, as being the reason why he thought it was a good idea?

I don't recall seeing that anywhere.

I don't know what you're digging for, but I'm not playing.