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In It to Win It

(11,593 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 05:42 PM Monday

YouTube did a thing 🙄

BREAKING

YouTube has agreed to pay .5 million to settle the lawsuit brought by President Trump against the company for suspending his account.

Most of the funds will go towards the fund the president setup for the White House ballroom.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/46IT4P1
— Yashar Ali ðŸ˜ (@yasharali.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T21:04:55.021Z

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YouTube did a thing 🙄 (Original Post) In It to Win It Monday OP

Like that was a surprise. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Monday #1

Archived from NYT usonian Monday #2

OldBaldy1701E

(9,154 posts)

1. Like that was a surprise. (n/t)

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 05:44 PM

Monday

usonian

(20,987 posts)

2. Archived from NYT

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 06:32 PM

Monday

https://archive.ph/3hytw#selection-717.0-717.315

>The vast majority of YouTube’s settlement payment — $22 million — will go to Mr. Trump, according to the filing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He has directed that the money be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall and to the construction of a ballroom at the White House.

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