The House Gop’s annual policy retreat provided a fiscal boost to its host. Who is it? Our must-read bulletin The Swamp knows.
The House Gop’s annual policy retreat provided a fiscal boost to its host. Who is it? Our must-read bulletin The Swamp knows.In this week’s news from the ooze: Markwayne Mullin, Bari Weiss, Huggie Bear, James Fishback, Lord Peter Mandelson, Nick Fuentes, Kelcy Warren, Corey Lewandowski, Byron Noem, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, Clinton Bonds, Allison Schuster, Rebecca Johnson, Thomas Halvorsen, Ron DeSantis, Paul Hamill,America is at war and casualties are mounting, gas prices and the cost of living are skyrocketing, and federal workers forgotten in a government shutdown are wondering when they’ll get their next paycheck.
So what better for GOP lawmakers to do than to head for the Miami sunshine for the annual House Republican policy retreat? One cloud on the horizon: Nothing was on the House. Rooms at the four-star luxury 643-room golf resort start at $600 a night. All the expenses—the $1,100-a-night-suites, the $31 burger, and the luxury $420 spa treatments—go into the pockets of the owners of thegushed it was an “amazing” venue and insisted attendees among the House’s 218 Republicans had “so much” to celebrate while they were chatting by the pool.If they were hungry for a bite, there was the BLT Prime steakhouse in the evenings where GOP lawmakers could drop $79 on that ribeye or $75 for the dover sole. For more casual daytime fare, there was the Champions Bar & Grill overlooking the greens or the poolside Palm Grill, where the burger is $31. Hearteningly for Trump’s accountants, this was a lucrative return trip from the House Republicans. Just days after Trump returned to office in 2025, House Republicans high-tailed it to Doral, and liked it so much they’re back again. While the full amount House Republicans spend at Trump’s fancy club remains unclear, individual GOP campaigns, PACs and the national party have separatelysince Trump’s first run in 2016, and that’s not including the thousands they’ve dropped on meals at its multiple restaurants or on other luxury amenities. But the White House dismisses widespread concern over the president profiting from his office. The president “only acts in the best interests of the American public,” according to White House spokespersonShe also insisted there are “no conflicts of interest no matter how many times the failing media claims otherwise.” Err, sure, Allison. After all, the White House argues the president is forgoing a salary as president, but what’s a $400,000 salary when you can add a, representing Joplin, Mo & Galena, Ks, weighing in at 196 lbs, with a 11-10-0 MMA record.as the Department of Homeland Security security, Trump described the first term GOP senator as a “MAGA warrior” and praised his undefeated mixed martial arts fighting career. No matter that Mullin’s career lasted all of three fights, with three wins, one over “Huggie Bear,” and two victories over middleweightThe cowboy’s total career earnings from 2006/7 was, err, $0. It’s probably just as well that he was flush from Daddy’s plumbing business. Mullin left college without a degree—he is the only serving senator without a Bachelor’s degree—to look after his father. Then he built up a big enough fortune to buy the Mullin dude ranch. Stretching across the foothills of the Ozark mountains, the family ranch is available for weddings and corporate events. Intriguingly, “With the Just Married Package, you’ll be able to say I DO in a short and sweet elopement between the two of you! And YES! - There’s time for a couple photos too!” reads the ranch website. “Unlike old-fashioned, runaway weddings, modern elopements offer so much more! It’s easy to plan a modern elopement with all the details so that you can share the most significant day of your life with the people closest to your heart!” Politics has been much better for Mullin’s bank account than MMA. When he first became a House rep. in 2013, Mullin had a net worth of about $3.5 million By 2018, that number had ballooned to more than $11 million. Today, according to Quiver Quantitative, it currently stands at an estimated $66 million. He also happens to be one of the most active stock traders in Congress, making more than 500 trades since 2023 for some $24 million. So much easier than seeking his fortune in the ring."Great to catch up with the incredible @bariweiss tonight in DC," Florida gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback posted on social media in January last year.of them yukking it up at a D.C. event on the day before Trump was sworn in for a second term. But with’s one time legal representatives Mishcon de Reya to look after him following his arrest for allegedly farming out classified documents to his pal. The bill could end up being as much as $20 million, so we are intrigued to know who might help keep theto buy his London home. Mandelson was a vocal Trump critic, who had a Damascene conversion to shameless suck-up. Now they are friends, perhaps Mandy can ask Trump for a loan. Or, better still, a pardon.partying at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas after his win at UFC 326, where the White House’s “Fight Night” lineup was announced.’s departure from the Washington Post having drained the venerable publication of its staff and its reputation. The British journalist was let go by the publication’s ownerafter a night of the long knives shredded more than 300 journos from the payroll. Worried former staffers can’t help wondering: who on earth is looking after the swimming pool at Lewis’s Georgetown townhouse?had luckily left the House committee room before his wife was asked about her alleged “sexual relations” with top aide. But Mr. Noem left the conversation long before that. For years while Noem was governor of South Dakota, the former first husband dutifully engaged in social media and actively shared wedding anniversary posts every year on May 23, including theirof him with Noem, that had The Swamp doing a double take. But noticeably with her exit from the governor’s mansion, the Facebook posts of the first gentleman also stopped, leaving everyone to wonder what is happening behind closed doors.Noem may have been at his wife’s side when she first went through the wringer on Capitol Hill, but he’s been out of the public eye ever since—and off the internet it appears as well. But it has not stopped curious onlookers from commenting on his old posts. “Does Corey Lewandowski get invited to family gatherings?” one wrote. It was The Swamp, of course, that first revealed that Lewandowski had been spotted emptying the trash cans at Noem’s apartment . Corey may now be unemployed, but there will always be a job for him with Kristi: garbage man.As Donald Trump threatens to hit Iran “20 times harder” if it disrupts oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, it’s worth remembering who exactly benefits when global oil suddenly becomes the most important thing on Earth again. The oil industry has been one of Trump’s most loyal financial backers; he even asked them for a cool $1 billion in 2024. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips were among themillions to Trump’s inauguration fund in 2025, according to Federal Election Commission data. Then there are the oil-patch billionaires who prefer their politics with a side of drilling rights. Pipeline magnate, Big Oil spent $450 million to help out Donald Trump and Republicans throughout the 2024 election cycle and 118th Congress in the form of direct donations, lobbying, and advertising to support Republicans and their policies. None of this proves a direct link between campaign cash and foreign policy brinkmanship, of course. But it does create a certain oily and slick… atmosphere.has other things on her agenda: Blowing bubbles. The first daughter posted a strange video of herself promoting a new children’s book byby, in fact, blowing bubbles. Ivanka and Jared were guests at the Bezos nuptials in Venice, so for normal people, The Swamp would consider this an act of simple friendship. But surely no true Trump would do something for nothing. Could Ivanka be laying the groundwork for her ownNever miss another secret from the D.C. ooze by signing up here to get The Swamp direct to your inbox.
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