WH announces construction of 90,000 sq foot ballroom to WH
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Anonymous
Sure, as a sociopath. Anyone else understands he is a tenant in a house owned by the people. |
Anonymous
Do you also struggle to walk and chew gum? Because everyone I have spoken to is upset about this in addition to all the other things you mention, and things you don't. Plus, you left out the most egregious parts. He taking bribes to fund it. And, not unreasonably, some people are worried he's mostly doing this to fortify the bunker underneath so that can be his command center when he uses troops against US citizens to get the election results he wants. It sounds crazy, except we've learned at this point nothing is too far fetched. |
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Anonymous
It’s the bribery and extortion, stupid. |
Anonymous
No, you really don’t, and never will. |
Anonymous
The East Wing wasn’t functional or symbolic? What fresh hell?!?! It was literally the site of visitor entrance and where the First Lady had office space. I love how everyone just ignores women’s history now. So people are going to enter through a ballroom? Or will the White House now be closed to us peasants? Where is the function there? And, if a ballroom was planned, which I highly doubt (that’s for 1000 people, c’mon), symmetry is the hallmark of neoclassical buildings, so I’d like to see that tacky @ss wannabe Versailles Oval Office demolished too. |
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So sad what’s become of the White House and our own failing Washington Post — this from The Editorial Board. (Nobody I know has a sub any longer which is why it moved to Apple News to better spread its propaganda). Read and weep for the paper that was storied journalism:
In defense of the White House ballroom - Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs “The teardown of the White House’s East Wing this week is a Rorschach test. Many see the rubble as a metaphor for President Donald Trump’s reckless disregard of norms and the rule of law, a reflection of his willingness to bulldoze history and a temple to a second Gilded Age, paid for by corporate donors. Others see what they love about Trump: A lifelong builder boldly pursuing a grand vision, a change agent unafraid to decisively take on the status quo and a developer slashing through red tape that would stymie any normal politician. In classic Trump fashion, the president is pursuing a reasonable idea in the most jarring manner possible. Privately, many alumni of the Biden and Obama White Houses acknowledge the long-overdue need for an event space like what Trump is creating. It is absurd that tents need to be erected on the South Lawn for state dinners, and VIPs are forced to use porta-potties.” … “Preservationists express horror that Trump did not submit his plans to their scrutiny, but the truth is that this project would not have gotten done, certainly not during his term, if the president had gone through the traditional review process. The blueprints would have faced death by a thousand papercuts.” … “Many homeowners have become red-pilled by their struggles to navigate the slow-as-molasses maze of government bureaucracy…” … “Though the fundraising for the ballroom creates problematic conflicts of interest, two examples validate Trump’s aggressive approach. After a fence jumper got inside the White House in 2014, it was obvious that better perimeter fencing needed to be installed. But doing so involved five public meetings of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) over two years, as members took pains to ensure the fencing complied with environmental rules. Construction didn’t begin until July 2019.” https://apple.news/ADnRY2hihTHOtsIXeq9_AqQ They go on to say that D-Day was planned in six months. Yup! Yes, government is slow for a reason, so people can’t bulldoze the White House! Now we have an ugly @ss concrete perimeter around it that makes us look like a developing nation. The Washington Post knows exactly which countries do things fast: authoritarian countries like China who bribe their way into it and don’t care about safety regulations in the building of it or aftermath. Sad. |
Anonymous
I love this! |
Anonymous
| I bet that soon after this is completed, he will tear down the rest of the White House. Imelda Marcos style always changing his mind. |
Anonymous
It's such a weak, self-serving argument, "The red tape made me do it." It might garner a tad of sympathy for a beleaguered home-owner who had been trying to repair nonfunctioning plumbing for years. But not for the leader of the free world and not when he lives in a house he doesn't own. |
Anonymous
I have an idea. Buy a property and rent it out, or even better, invite a guest to stay in your guest room. When they demolish your home and property, without warning, I guess you will be ok with it! |
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| Imagine this beautiful ballroom presided over by the most elegant First Lady in history!!! I get tingly just thinking about it. |
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Also, WAPO didn’t disclose that its owner Bezos donated to the campaign. Grift and shady journalism. |
Anonymous
Hey KKKaroline-how you doin?? |
Anonymous
The Obamas are no longer in the White House...sorry but you can have Melania |