EXCLUSIVE: In the middle of a pandemic, the Army just gave a $569 million, no-bid contract to a big GOP donor to BUILD THE FREAKING WALL, of all things. By @attackerman, @WillBredderman and me... thedailybeast.com/army-decides-a…
The Army didn't just pay this Republican-connected firm. It OVERPAID the company to build the wall, spending $33 million-per-mile—steeply above the $20 million-per-mile average that the Trump admin was doling out. thedailybeast.com/army-decides-a…
Nor is this the first military jackpot this Bozeman, MT firm has hit. BFBC, a reliable contributor to Republican politicians, has gotten over $1 billion in taxpayer money in less than a year to build a mere 37 miles worth of wall. thedailybeast.com/army-decides-a…
BTW, a month ago, the Army was complaining that it needs an extra billion dollars to handle COVID-19 within its ranks. But somehow, it found $569 million for the wall. Ridic. thedailybeast.com/army-says-its-…
A coda to this story. It took the Army 3 1/2 days to answer a basic question about whether this $569M to build the wall was new funding or not. How much money did this GOP-connected firm receive in total for wall work? The Army said that was too complex a question to answer.
