New York City pays USD 220 million to rent Pakistan Government-owned hotel, Vivek Ramaswamy calls deal "nuts"

Malaysia Sun ^ | 12/01/2024 | ANI

[Kid Shelleen]

---SNIP--- Sharing a post on X, LeFevre stated, "The city of New York pays $220 million to rent the entire Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan to house illegal migrants. The hotel is owned by the government of Pakistan, and the deal was part of a $1.1 billion IMF bailout package to help Pakistan avoid defaulting on their international debt. Prior to this sweetheart deal, the hotel had been closed since 2020, having long-struggled with occupancy and in dire need of renovation."In 2023, Pakistan government leased out Roosevelt Hotel, a property of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to the New York City Administration for three years against USD 220 million, as per a report in the Dawn. At the time, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique said that a contract was signed between the government and the NYC administration/governmen

[Kid Shelleen]

Corrupt Pakistani government repays the corrupt IMF by collaberatinkg with corrupt New York City and US governments to import thousands of illegal immigrants to rent out hotel at tax payer expense. All while US governemnt is spending billions to defend Ukraine border.

Elites and liberals still can't figure out how Trump won a landslide

[albie]

Hey isn’t Obozo from Pockeestawn? Maybe he/it had something to do with it

[Ann Archy]

OMG!!! INSANITY!!

[9YearLurker]

I think Elon can help out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/yimby/comments/12zpybn/comment/jhu4moo/

[cgbg]

We give $190 million a year in foreign aid to Pakistan.

https://www.foreignassistance.gov/cd/pakistan/

Freeze it for a little over a year and we get our money back.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

It KILLED me when Shepherd Smith on Fox News started saying Pock EEE Stahn like BO.

[neverevergiveup]

From the article ...US taxpayers are "effectively paying a foreign government to house illegals".

It's a 3 year deal (I think the $220 million is for the three year period). There are likely a ton of additional expenses in supporting the illegal immigrants living there. Who pays for the laundering? Who pays for the heat and electricity? How much damage has there already been, and who pays for that. etc..

[riverrunner]

At least they are all in one building should be easy to send them back

[Kid Shelleen]

So the US tax payer is giving money to the IMF to make bad loans to the Pakistanis so they can get bailed out with more US tax payer money. These guys would make loan sharks blush.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the post; links. BUMP

[BlackbirdSST]

Freeze it for a little over a year and we get our money back.

We still have to pay interest on the loans we take out to GIVE to any other country. SO, freeze it forever more, across the board. If WE have to borrow it, we can't afford to give it away.

[albie]

The building will have to be demolished

[hal ogen]

Normal American Citizens say this “insane”. Globalists and the enemies of Free America say this is “business as usual”.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

It’s graft. It is 100% pervasive.

I don’t need to hear example.

Burn the whole thing to the ground Vivek.

[Rdct29]

Corrupt Biden and his uni-party partners are definitely pocketing some money from dirty deals like this one. We know why politicians sell us out and it's always for money. We are giving billions of dollars to Ukraine because our uni-party politicians are getting the money laundered back to them. President Trump needs to hold the corrupt politicians responsible for their acts of treason. I don't care if they have to build a geriatric block on the prison to house Biden, McConnell and Pelosi. They all belong in jail .

[ronnie raygun]

skim money payed of the top for the deal makers Im sure the vig is in

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“This is nuts”

Vivek just accurately described the average NYC voter. Actually not average, it’s the majority. The city routinely votes 90% democrap.

[healy61]

“Who pays for the laundering?” Surely, you are speaking of cash, not clothing.

[Bernard]

Chinese laundries used to be cheaper. And they use Calgon.

[antidemoncrat]

This government must find ways to spend all, and then some more, of taxes they collect in order to justify why they deserve the job and income they possess.