Bowser could have stopped the East Wing demolition and chose not to

[Anonymous]

Trump fired the entire boards of the planning commissions that were supposed to sign off on design changes to things like the White House, and you think the mayor of D.C. could have somehow stopped him from demolition entirely on the White House grounds? With what, a DCRA stop work order?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think Bowser could have done anything.

Trump ran rough shod over the Arts Commission responsible for overseeing plans for renovation. They did even have time to consider anything, the wing was already demolished. Trump has done many, many illegal things while in office. People are in triage mode. The courts are overwhelmed with cases against him. Which was the entire point of Project 2025.

Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Bowser needs to work with this guy until 2028, or until he pops off. She is being very careful in what she pushes back against. DC residents would NOT benefit from an all-out war with the White House.

Bowser doesn't stand up for anything, ever. She is afraid of her own shadow.

Now we know you're not talking on the merits, but only want to hate on Bowser. Not credible, OP!

[Anonymous]

Why would you stop the demolition of some hideous offices from the 1940s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The DC municipal government has no jurisdiction over the WH grounds. They can’t even enter the property without an invite.

wtf are you talking about OP?

Not true. There was a big debate within the Bowser administration about this. Many were upset that Bowser chose to do nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world do you think it’s wise for someone in Bowser’s position to antagonize Trump?

Why in the world have you not yet come to understand that when you give a psychopathic malignant narcissist an inch, they will continue to terrorize you until the whole world burns down around them because you normalized it?!
I don’t care if Bowser thinks not fighting Trump will lessen the terror he unleashes on DC. She is wrong and it is morally, ethically, politically, and in every other way WRONG to not fight the illegal things he does.

Well, if you want to make it a moral issue, Trump is your president. You’re a citizen. YOU fight the illegal things he does. Let us know how it goes. At least any backlash will probably be limited to you rather than to the citizens that he’s already bent on punishing.
Why in the world do you not understand that if you attempt to rein in a malignant narcissist, they will still continue to terrorize everyone around them — and even more so once they decide that their imagined war is personal?
It sounds like you might be hoping to profit from the ruins PP. (NP)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think Bowser could have done anything.

Trump ran rough shod over the Arts Commission responsible for overseeing plans for renovation. They did even have time to consider anything, the wing was already demolished. Trump has done many, many illegal things while in office. People are in triage mode. The courts are overwhelmed with cases against him. Which was the entire point of Project 2025.

Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Bowser needs to work with this guy until 2028, or until he pops off. She is being very careful in what she pushes back against. DC residents would NOT benefit from an all-out war with the White House.

Bowser doesn't stand up for anything, ever. She is afraid of her own shadow.

Now we know you're not talking on the merits, but only want to hate on Bowser. Not credible, OP!

Bowser has been mayor for more than a decade and most Washingtonians have no idea what her voice even sounds like it. She's Mayor Meekness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think Bowser could have done anything.

Trump ran rough shod over the Arts Commission responsible for overseeing plans for renovation. They did even have time to consider anything, the wing was already demolished. Trump has done many, many illegal things while in office. People are in triage mode. The courts are overwhelmed with cases against him. Which was the entire point of Project 2025.

Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Bowser needs to work with this guy until 2028, or until he pops off. She is being very careful in what she pushes back against. DC residents would NOT benefit from an all-out war with the White House.

Bowser doesn't stand up for anything, ever. She is afraid of her own shadow.

Now we know you're not talking on the merits, but only want to hate on Bowser. Not credible, OP!

Bowser has been mayor for more than a decade and most Washingtonians have no idea what her voice even sounds like it. She's Mayor Meekness.

Anyone who doesn’t know what her voice sounds like has gone out of their way to not listen.

Trump would actually love to provoke a war, but would probably be happy with any opportunity that would, in his mind, justify federalizing the city. I give Bowser a great deal of credit for managing to successfully walk a tightrope strung up by a lifelong bully who’s not fit for the office that he holds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the destruction of the East Wing is terrible, but I also think it's nothing compared to what Trump is doing to human beings in the District of Columbia.

I think that Bowser's ability to effect change is very very limited, and that choosing other battles probably makes sense.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump fired the entire boards of the planning commissions that were supposed to sign off on design changes to things like the White House, and you think the mayor of D.C. could have somehow stopped him from demolition entirely on the White House grounds? With what, a DCRA stop work order?

+1 They chose a company to do the demo that had its asbestos abatement license revoked. Do you think this is a White House that cares about any rules?

https://www.enr.com/articles/61797-contractor-compliance-risk-mounts-for-firms-in-white-house-east-wing-demolition
The administration’s decision to raze the East Wing before revealing replacement plans has shifted the focus beyond White House process to the contractors executing the work. What remains uncertain is not only what the “public’s house” will eventually look like, but whether any responsibility for project actions extends beyond the executive branch to firms performing them.

ACECO LLC, the East Wing Maryland demolition contractor, has faced the most immediate scrutiny. Multiple news outlets reported that public backlash following the demolition prompted the company to take its website offline. Lawmakers are also examining whether ACECO’s Washington, D.C., asbestos-abatement license, which was revoked in 2022 as reported by The Washington Post, could affect compliance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The DC municipal government has no jurisdiction over the WH grounds. They can’t even enter the property without an invite.

wtf are you talking about OP?

Not true. There was a big debate within the Bowser administration about this. Many were upset that Bowser chose to do nothing.

Not PP. I do not doubt the debate. However they have no power over any part of the federal government. Congress can do what it likes also. Military is not subject at DC bases to DC law. There is no doubt about this.

[Anonymous]

Bowser is humiliating DC with how she all but bends the knee to Trump. Oh wait, she did when she thanked him for sending in troops.

I wish she would take a page from Chicago's mayor and speak up for the people of DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowser is humiliating DC with how she all but bends the knee to Trump. Oh wait, she did when she thanked him for sending in troops.

I wish she would take a page from Chicago's mayor and speak up for the people of DC.

DC is much more vulnerable to federal government action than Chicago. This Republican Congress already tried to cut $1.1 bn from DC's budget, which DC had tax revenue to fund. I'm no fan of Bowser, and think Trump's sudden destruction of the White House was crazy and wouldn't be surprised if it released asbestos particles and other contaminants into the air we breathe, but there's not much she could have done to stop him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser is humiliating DC with how she all but bends the knee to Trump. Oh wait, she did when she thanked him for sending in troops.

I wish she would take a page from Chicago's mayor and speak up for the people of DC.

DC is much more vulnerable to federal government action than Chicago. This Republican Congress already tried to cut $1.1 bn from DC's budget, which DC had tax revenue to fund. I'm no fan of Bowser, and think Trump's sudden destruction of the White House was crazy and wouldn't be surprised if it released asbestos particles and other contaminants into the air we breathe, but there's not much she could have done to stop him.

There's enough rich people in DC that she could make it up in taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser is humiliating DC with how she all but bends the knee to Trump. Oh wait, she did when she thanked him for sending in troops.

I wish she would take a page from Chicago's mayor and speak up for the people of DC.

DC is much more vulnerable to federal government action than Chicago. This Republican Congress already tried to cut $1.1 bn from DC's budget, which DC had tax revenue to fund. I'm no fan of Bowser, and think Trump's sudden destruction of the White House was crazy and wouldn't be surprised if it released asbestos particles and other contaminants into the air we breathe, but there's not much she could have done to stop him.

Maybe she couldn't have stopped him but it would've been nice to hear our leading saying SOMETHING to defend our city instead of hiding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The White House totally ignored all of the city's environmental regulations and rules (yes it is subject to them) when it took down the East Wing. Bowser decided to look the other way.

“Totally ignored environmental regulations”

* sees news video with hoses being sprayed as contractors tears down the east wing.

Looks to me they didn’t totally ignore environmental regulations.