Blog de Dunlap: Quick update on our latest investigation into “Freedom 250”

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Quick update on our latest investigation into “Freedom 250”

Danielle, I want to give you an update on our latest investigation into Trump’s corruption.

First: Have you heard of Trump’s Freedom 250 fund? Back in 2025, Trump said he set up this fund to raise money for America’s centennial celebrations. At least that’s what he said publicly.

Here’s the odd thing: There was already a fund set aside for America’s centennial. It’s called America 250. Approved by Congress in 2016, the fund was allocated $150 million. That should be plenty for a birthday party, no?

Another odd thing: Freedom 250 got millions of dollars of taxpayer money — money that was supposed to go to America 250, but got funneled to Freedom 250 instead.

So it begs the question: Did Trump use America’s centennial as a convenient cover to set up a slush fund?

I just launched an investigation to find out, expose any corruption, and hold Trump accountable. Add your name if you’re with me, Danielle: The American people are demanding answers on this, and we’re not going to ignore this.

ADD YOUR NAME

Freedom 250’s finances are not publicly disclosed. They’re hidden. So we’re left wondering if this is just another vehicle to divert taxpayer dollars into a personal slush fund. And which billionaire, corporation, or foreign interest is buying Trump’s favor by secretly donating to Freedom 250?

Freedom 250 doesn’t disclose donors, but here’s what we know about one of its donors (spoiler alert: it’s a huge defense contractor):

January: Trump threatens to cut Pentagon contracts with Raytheon, part of RTX Corporation.
May: RTX Corporation donates $1.5 million to Freedom 250.
June and July: Raytheon wins nearly $3 billion in Navy contracts.

This smells like corruption to me.

We know that Trump loves money — your money, billionaires’ money, foreign money. And he loves hoarding and spending it in secret. But that’s NOT how government is supposed to work — and I’m staying on this.

I’ve called for a full accounting of Freedom 250’s donors and spending by September 27th. If you’re as outraged as I am on this, add your name to demonstrate that the people are paying attention — and we demand answers.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth