WH announces construction of 90,000 sq foot ballroom to WH

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I can’t wait to see it!!!

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t wait to see it!!!

Serfs don't get an invitation, sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:No money for healthcare for Americans, but plenty of money to bulldoze the White House so Trump can build a palace.

Not sure how I feel about the ballroom, but you do know it's not being paid for by taxpayers, right? Private donations are being used for this.

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Anonymous wrote:For reference, an NFL football field is the same size. wtf.

I thought we needed to save money?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/31/trump-ballroom-east-wing-overhaul/

I don’t see anything wrong with this.

In 250 years, there has been no need for it, but sure, let's cut healthcare for Americans, send $40B to argentina and waste hundreds of millions on this.

So many questions like how is this allowed but also who is paying for this 250 million dollar ballroom especially during a shutdown? Families are not getting paid but grandpa gets an unnecessary ball room in a house that is not his?????? WTF are we doing America.

Google is so hard to use, isn't it?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-white-house-ballroom-donor-names/

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I would think the White House would have a process for getting approval before ripping out parts of a building that's more than 100 years old and seeped in history.

But this is Trump. He doesn't care about laws or history; only what he wants.

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Anonymous wrote:I would think the White House would have a process for getting approval before ripping out parts of a building that's more than 100 years old and seeped in history.

But this is Trump. He doesn't care about laws or history; only what he wants.

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How is it this easy to just demolish any part of the White House??

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Louis XIV wannabe, and yet not a king. Huh.

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FAFO: Trump kills major project backed by company donating $5 million to his White House ballroom

"A firm that cut millions of dollars in donations to President Donald Trump's plan for a massive new ballroom wing of the White House has suddenly found one of its flagship energy projects canceled by the Bureau of Land Management with no explanation."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-solar/#

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Anonymous wrote:I would think the White House would have a process for getting approval before ripping out parts of a building that's more than 100 years old and seeped in history.

But this is Trump. He doesn't care about laws or history; only what he wants.

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How is it this easy to just demolish any part of the White House??

Apparently it's easy if you're a tyrant. He lied and said it would be adjacent to the White House. Unless people are out there stopping the cranes, it seems like he can build a tacky palace.

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Anonymous wrote:I would think the White House would have a process for getting approval before ripping out parts of a building that's more than 100 years old and seeped in history.

But this is Trump. He doesn't care about laws or history; only what he wants.

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How is it this easy to just demolish any part of the White House??

Past presidents always gave deference to the White House Historical Society. For Trump/Miller/Vought, it's all about them and what they want.

They don't care if they are supposed to be representing "the people" and are supposed to be stewards bridging a long past to the future.

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Anonymous wrote:It's so funny - and typical - that none of you acknowledge this is being built using private funds. It will also benefit all the presidents to come. Not taxpayer funded at all. Idiots.

"Leavitt characterized the new construction — which she said will be funded by Trump and other private donors"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/construction-on-trump-s-200-million-white-house-ballroom-to-begin-in-september/ar-AA1JFKsY?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Bribes. Those “private funds” are bribes and extortion. Just like his library “donations”.

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I don't like Trump, but I don't think ball room is a bad idea. Most national palaces have a grand ballroom of some kind, and the East Room is too small. This is also one area where Trump's opulent sense of taste may suitable.

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I don't like Trump, but I don't think ball room is a bad idea. Most national palaces have a grand ballroom of some kind, and the East Room is too small. This is also one area where Trump's opulent sense of taste may suitable.

The White House was purposely built without a grand ballroom. We're supposed to be a Democracy and the White House is the People's House, not the palace of a king. If Presidents weren't trying to cater to hundreds of donors, the rooms they have, that seat up to 250, would be plenty, as they were for hundreds of years.

I think it's disgusting that he's using private funds for this. What do you think those people who've donated millions expect in return? Certainly something.

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Even if the White House could use a space bigger than the East Room, Trump will fail us. It will turn out really gauche because Trump.

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I don't like Trump, but I don't think ball room is a bad idea. Most national palaces have a grand ballroom of some kind, and the East Room is too small. This is also one area where Trump's opulent sense of taste may suitable.

It wasn't supposed to be a national palace. Trump's taste isn't opulent, it's gaudy.