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4. Lewandowski and Homan are grifting, holding out for the most lucrative contract kickbacks.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:01 PM

Oct 7

“We are asking all vendors to provide the best value,” Lewandowski told the magazine of his negotiations with detention contractors. “They’ve all come back and said, ‘You know what? We can do better. We can do better because we understand.’”

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ICE is struggling to detain more people despite a huge influx of money. And officials are blaming one man [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 7 OP

You're right BRDS, waste fraud abuse is the answer. enough Oct 7 #1

Trump, brilliant negotiator and business analyst BOSSHOG Oct 7 #2

Grifters gotta Grift! FSogol Oct 7 #3

Lewandowski and Homan are grifting, holding out for the most lucrative contract kickbacks. sop Oct 7 #4

Oh, they understand alright. SergeStorms Oct 7 #20

The "immigrant crime wave" LIE fell appart when they couldn't come up with nearly enough criminals William Seger Oct 7 #5

Unfortunately it is alive and well with MAGA robots. travelingthrulife Oct 7 #16

It takes time to decide which oligarch gets to loot it Bobstandard Oct 7 #6

We haven't got their yet angrychair Oct 7 #7

When, not if, tsf invokes the Insurrection Act it'll be game on. rubbersole Oct 7 #9

In case you're wondering, the article names Corey Lewandowski maxsolomon Oct 7 #8

The Independent article is referencing an article from The Atlantic BumRushDaShow Oct 7 #10

It seemed to me they were blaming both t and lewandoski. mwmisses4289 Oct 7 #11

the headline says "one man". maxsolomon Oct 7 #12

From the above-linked "The Atlantic" article - BumRushDaShow Oct 7 #14

Is that paragraph in the Independent article? maxsolomon Oct 7 #17

"The Atlantic" did a lengthy "feature" piece BumRushDaShow Oct 7 #19

Watch for trenches in the desert The Madcap Oct 7 #13

Like in "Casino"? BattleRow Oct 7 #15

I am sure popsdenver Oct 7 #18

Plus they want to destroy the economy poli-junkie Oct 7 #21

Oh, they spent it all right relayerbob Oct 7 #22

Locking per Host Consensus. Not LBN...Feature Article GP6971 Oct 7 #23