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He has the blessing of his supporters and wields the power to do as he pleases.

This is public property, not his personal playground. This imposes costs on the taxpayers to re-locate and pay for office space for the former occupants of this space, and also imposes maintenance costs on taxpayers. Even if it is privately funded, it isn't "free."

While I am personally not a fan of making the White House like Versailles, the ballroom addition has precedent in previous administrations’ additions.

The ballroom will replace the east wing and is not plopped onto the side of the White House in a hideous manner, like the numerous fake renders (ai generated) spreading on the internet show. The real renderings show a complementary addition that simply replaces the east wing. It looks okay, just a lot of gold leaf and corinthian columns in the interior. President Trump likes the Ancient Rome aesthetic.

He has the blessing of his supporters and wields the power to do as he pleases.

This is public property, not his personal playground. This imposes costs on the taxpayers to re-locate and pay for office space for the former occupants of this space, and also imposes maintenance costs on taxpayers. Even if it is privately funded, it isn't "free."

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone stop those or at least hold things up long enough for us to get rid of this moron? Can the White House Historical Association sue or something?

No. We The People approve of what Trump is doing. He has the blessing of his supporters and wields the power to do as he pleases.

The ballroom will be built and Republicans will dance the night away when it opens. It will be a magical place where magic happens. Dignitaries shall be wined, dined, and danced, paving the way for America to be the greatest power on Earth for the next 1,000 years and beyond.

It takes my breath away just thinking about it. America will fall in love with Trump all over again.

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Anonymous wrote:The official rendering of the profane abomination. How anyone can be good with this . . .

Is this for real??? This is absolutely hideous. Completely ruins the WH. How is he allowed to do this?

That’s not the rendering so don’t waste energy over that. It’s already been published in all the major news sites, so I don’t see why people are still getting duped by the fake renders.

Guess what? Republicans still haven't released the Epstein files.

North Mar-a-Lago.

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/

Gold leaf everywhere so that it is a ball room in a whore house.

Can anyone stop those or at least hold things up long enough for us to get rid of this moron? Can the White House Historical Association sue or something?

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Anonymous wrote:The official rendering of the profane abomination. How anyone can be good with this . . .

Is this for real??? This is absolutely hideous. Completely ruins the WH. How is he allowed to do this?

Even putting aside it’s a monstrosity, why can’t they even match the color? It’s the WHITE house, not the beige house.

Anonymous wrote:The official rendering of the profane abomination. How anyone can be good with this . . .

This is what they did to the Rose Garden

Ahh yes, the 80s, let’s go back to that magical time shall we? At least Trump is consistent with his bad taste.

Anonymous wrote:The official rendering of the profane abomination. How anyone can be good with this . . .

Is this for real??? This is absolutely hideous. Completely ruins the WH. How is he allowed to do this?

Why couldn’t Trump just put a giant bouncy castle there? All the senators and members of the house could jump around and have fun, being about as productive as they are now.

The official rendering of the profane abomination. How anyone can be good with this . . .

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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

Ugh, sounds so tacky. Why?! Doesn’t he have a ballroom at Mar a Lago?

Future presidents can gut the interior and renovate as they wish. The main reason what there has been little opposition to the grand ballroom is that previous administrations have complained about the lack of a large gathering space and cramped conditions.