Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) / X

Rep. Don Beyer

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Rep. Don Beyer

@RepDonBeyer

Representing Northern Virginia’s #VA08 in the U.S. House, serving on @JECDems @WaysMeansCmte. Co-Chair of @CaucusOnClimate. He/Him/His

Northern Virginia & DC

Joined January 2015

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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
Apr 16
One of the opening acts of Trump's war of choice was the massacre of schoolkids in Iran. Those kids would be alive today if Congress had done our job and restrained the president's lust for power. Sadly, House Republicans again blocked a bill to end the war. A contemptible
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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Trump turned this Reflecting Pool into a personal obsession, spent millions of taxpayer dollars to deliver a mess, and is now literally putting a fence around his own failure. It's hard to think of a better symbol of this administration's incompetence.
CHARLIE COTTON
@hicharliecotton
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Fencing going up around Reflecting Pool
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Judy Chu
@RepJudyChu
Jun 22
So to be clear, Trump charged American taxpayers $14 million for a corrupt contract and a botched paint job. And instead of taking responsibility, he’s arresting people. This is what he’s focused on, not high gas and grocery prices.
As Reflecting Pool paint peels, Trump blames vandals and authorities make arrests
From washingtonpost.com
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New Democrat Coalition (NDC)
@NewDemCoalition
Jun 22
Trump spent weeks on end talking about the reflecting pool while Americans are struggling to afford groceries and gas. Now, he’s upset his failed, corrupt “renovation” is getting attention. Make it make sense.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Jun 22
CNN put together a supercut of Trump gassing up the reflecting pool in recent weeks, before it turned into a catastrophe 😆
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 22
Another example of colossal waste: $14.7M, no-bid, to a contractor with zero federal experience — to repaint the reflecting pool. Two weeks later, the paint's already peeling and the algae's back. Taxpayers are paying full price for an unnecessary part-time fix.
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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My first job out of college was as a Park Ranger at the Lincoln Memorial. The Reflecting Pool fiasco is infuriating. While Americans struggle with higher costs amid war in Iran, Trump is fixated on a vanity project that enriched his friends on the American taxpayers’ dime.
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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Replying to @RepDonBeyer
The project was originally estimated to cost $1.5 million. Instead, costs ballooned to more than $16 million because Trump awarded no-bid contracts to his buddies and donors at inflated rates. nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/… nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/… 3/
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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American taxpayers are left with a Reflecting Pool covered in peeling paint and algae blooms, while Trump allies have pocketed millions. And now the President is having a public meltdown because he can't handle the consequences of his failures. Just infuriating. 4/4
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Steve Rattner
@SteveRattner
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It's not just Trump who has made a fortune off the Presidency. After Trump was reelected, Jared Kushner became a billionaire. His estimated net worth is up roughly 1,440% since 2009—compared with ~160% for the average U.S. household.
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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The President’s son-in-law is helping shape U.S. Middle East policy amid a war in Iran while simultaneously raising billions from Middle Eastern governments for his private equity firm. This is a massive corruption scandal that deserves far more attention than it’s getting.
Jesse Rodriguez
@JesseRodriguez
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NYT: Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is actively seeking to raise $5 billion or more in new funding from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/bus…
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
Jun 22
Donald Trump’s DOJ is unwilling to permanently drop its pursuit of a nearly $2 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund – and that’s exactly why Congress must outlaw it.
CNN Politics
@CNNPolitics
Jun 20
The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward. cnn.it/4xEkNwZ
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
Jun 22
The Trump Justice Department just killed an investigation looking into convicted fraudster David Gentile’s reported $2.5M in payments to secure clemency from President Trump. This is the administration that "won't turn a blind eye to fraud."
White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud
@WHFraudTF
Jun 22
The Trump-Vance Administration will not turn a blind eye to fraud. nypost.com/2026/06/22/opi…
Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
From nytimes.com
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ProPublica
@propublica
Jun 20
Children weren’t the target of federal food program changes, but they’re increasingly “collateral damage,” one expert said. The drop in the number of children receiving SNAP benefits is a “public health crisis” in the making, said another expert.
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food...
From propublica.org
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ABC News
@ABC
Jun 21
Fewer than 49% of Americans can afford healthcare, the lowest rate since tracking began in 2021, according to Gallup data released Thursday.
Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare: Gallup
From abcnews.com
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Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
Jun 21
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and grandfathers! I am so grateful for my children and grandchildren who always inspire me to be better.
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