Senator Adam Schiff’s Senate floor speech

Based on the full transcript provided from Senator Adam Schiff’s Senate floor speech, here is the complete countdown of the “Top 10 Worst Deals for the American People” (and the best deals for Donald Trump), ordered from number 10 down to number 1.

10. The White House Tesla “Showroom”

  • The Deal: Turning the White House South Lawn into a promotional space for Tesla with Elon Musk.
  • The Benefit: Following a historic slump in Tesla’s market value, the high-profile livestream boosted the stock. Shortly after, Musk promised to pump $100 million into Trump’s political operation.

9. Taxpayer-Funded Golfing Vacations

  • The Deal: Spending over a quarter of his first 100 days in office playing golf, totaling over $30 million in taxpayer funds.
  • The Benefit: Tax dollars directly benefit the Trump Organization because the U.S. government is billed for Secret Service and White House staff rooms, meals, and golf cart rentals at his own resorts.

8. Melania Trump’s $40 million Amazon Documentary

  • The Deal: A licensing agreement with Amazon for an “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look” at the First Lady.
  • The Benefit: $40 million in direct cash to the Trump family, with agents additionally seeking $10 million corporate sponsorships from prominent CEOs and billionaires.

7. “The Executive Branch” Private DC Club

  • The Deal: Opening an exclusive, invite-only private club in Washington, D.C.
  • The Benefit: Members pay a $500,000 cover charge to network and schmooze with administration insiders, directly lining the pockets of the First Family.

6. Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai

  • The Deal: Building a brand-new, 80-floor luxury skyscraper and exclusive member’s club in the United Arab Emirates.
  • The Benefit: Units start at $2 million and penthouses cost tens of millions, directly generating massive international real estate revenue for the family enterprise.

5. Trump International Golf Course in Qatar

  • The Deal: A multi-billion dollar, 18-hole luxury resort project in Doha, developed in partnership with Qatari Diar (a company owned by the Qatari government).
  • The Benefit: A $5.5 billion deal projected to net the Trump family hundreds of millions of dollars in personal profits from a foreign government.

4. Saudi Arabian Towers and Investments

  • The Deal: The announcement of a new Trump Tower in Jeddah and two new projects in Riyadh.
  • The Benefit: Generates millions more for the business, compounding the $2 billion investment Jared Kushner’s firm previously received from the Saudi Crown Prince.

3. Elon Musk’s Starlink “Pay-for-Play” Foreign Deals

  • The Deal: Leveraging U.S. trade policy and crippling tariffs to pressure foreign nations into signing contracts with Starlink.
  • The Benefit: Internal State Department memos show nations like Lesotho licensed Starlink specifically to “demonstrate goodwill” to get out from under tariffs, funneling millions into Musk’s pockets via government proximity.

2. The Qatari Government’s $400 Million “Sky Palace”

  • The Deal: Accepting a $400 million luxury aircraft gift from the Qatari government, slated to be gifted to the Trump Presidential Library so he can maintain access to it.
  • The Benefit: Trump receives a private “palace in the sky” bypass of the traditional Air Force One, while American taxpayers are left to foot the massive bill to security-retrofit and debug it.

1. The Presidential Crypto Empire & Meme Coin

  • The Deal: Launching a personal cryptocurrency/meme coin and partnering with World Liberty Financial on a $2 billion venture capital firm backed by Abu Dhabi.
  • The Benefit: Billions generated through soaring token values and built-in trading transaction fees. Top owners (including foreign investors) are invited to buy access via private White House tours and exclusive dinners with the President.

Schiff’s Core Takeaway: “Trump gets rich. You get screwed. Over and over. And over again… He cares about one thing, and one thing only… Deals to make himself richer.”