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

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. The East Wing is not iconic. This ballroom looks gorgeous. State dinners in tents is ridiculous.

So it's worth spending $250 million because something "looks gorgeous." Ok. And I know you're about to say that it's paid for by private funds, but that opens up another can of worms. It's illegal for some corporation or wealthy individual to write a massive check to Trump, and for good reason. But the ballroom opens up a legal way for those with cash burning a hole in their pocket to purchase influence. And what's more, these donations are tax-deductible, which means American taxpayers are subsidizing roughly a third of the cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what we have to look forward to happening inside the ballroom…

I can’t. Just can’t.

This is so dystopian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans need to realize that Trump and his MAGA team are the equivalent of Bolsheviks or Maoists. That’s who destroys national symbols, like the White House, universities, and purges museums. They are pretty much on the verge of controlling all media in this country.

These people are admitted radicals.

LOL, this from the party that loves to pull down statues and pointlessly rename places?

Name one statue that was pulled down that was a national symbol.

And if it was pointless to take the Confederate names off our military bases, was it also pointless when Hegseth put the Confederate names back on?

[Anonymous]

After yesterday’s talking point that Trump is only knocking down part of a wall turned out to be a lie, the full whataboutism is out on display today.

[Anonymous]

The fundamental part of "Classical" architecture is symmetry and proportion. This new ballroom already fails that test when it dwarves the main part of the White House residence and the West Wing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fundamental part of "Classical" architecture is symmetry and proportion. This new ballroom already fails that test when it dwarves the main part of the White House residence and the West Wing.

I hope it gets turned into a museum someday to document the historical atrocities of authoritarianism. This giant gaudy golden building vs the much smaller people’s house will be such a great visual representation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump said "We determined that, after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world, we determined that really knocking it down" [was the best course of action].

What I want to know is who are these architects?

Every professional who worked on this project must be exposed.

+1 and shamed, licenses revoked

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump said "We determined that, after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world, we determined that really knocking it down" [was the best course of action].

What I want to know is who are these architects?

A simple google search provides the answer.

The architect designing the new White House ballroom is James McCrery, principal of McCrery Architects. The project, which involves demolishing the East Wing to build a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, is being funded by private donors. McCrery is a classical architect, and the project is being built by Clark Construction with engineering by AECOM.

And here's an article about him in an architecture newsletter.
https://www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-know-about-james-mccrery-trump-s-white-house-architect-baf3a5b393403350

The guy wearing a bow tie on his chest.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans need to realize that Trump and his MAGA team are the equivalent of Bolsheviks or Maoists. That’s who destroys national symbols, like the White House, universities, and purges museums. They are pretty much on the verge of controlling all media in this country.

These people are admitted radicals.

LOL, this from the party that loves to pull down statues and pointlessly rename places?

Name one statue that was pulled down that was a national symbol.

And if it was pointless to take the Confederate names off our military bases, was it also pointless when Hegseth put the Confederate names back on?

DP
Here's one... don't have time to research others.
Portland protesters tear down statues of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/portland-protesters-tear-down-statues-abraham-lincoln-theodore-roosevelt-n1242913

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fundamental part of "Classical" architecture is symmetry and proportion. This new ballroom already fails that test when it dwarves the main part of the White House residence and the West Wing.

It perfectly reflects the wealth gap between Trump’s billionaire bros and 99 percent of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep.

Senator Josh Hawley dismantles CNN’s narrative about President Trump’s White House renovation during a live interview.

When reporter Manu Raju asked: “What about just uprooting the—you know—this is an iconic building?”

@HawleyMO
exposed their faux outrage instantly:

“Manu, I will just say this. I made this point yesterday, that I hear all of a sudden from my liberal friends that they’re very concerned about our history.”

“Really?”

“These are the same people who tore down every statue they could get their hands on in the last four years.”

“Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt.”

“They didn’t have any concern for history then. Now all of a sudden, they’re like, oh, the facade of the East Wing is iconic.”

“Oh give me a break!”

“I mean, give me a break.”

So it IS about vengeance and retaliation. Hopefully MAGA is fine going bankrupt over it…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump said "We determined that, after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world, we determined that really knocking it down" [was the best course of action].

What I want to know is who are these architects?

The ones living in his imagination, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what we have to look forward to happening inside the ballroom…

I can’t. Just can’t.

This is so dystopian.

Let’s go, MAGA, shake your rears with Argentina!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump said "We determined that, after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world, we determined that really knocking it down" [was the best course of action].

What I want to know is who are these architects?

A simple google search provides the answer.

The architect designing the new White House ballroom is James McCrery, principal of McCrery Architects. The project, which involves demolishing the East Wing to build a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, is being funded by private donors. McCrery is a classical architect, and the project is being built by Clark Construction with engineering by AECOM.

And here's an article about him in an architecture newsletter.
https://www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-know-about-james-mccrery-trump-s-white-house-architect-baf3a5b393403350

You’re missing the point, yes he worked with one crappy architect. His colleagues said his style wasn’t true neoclassical and he’s known for designing churches. Not “some of the best architects in the world.”