Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Trump is now saying he wants the proposed ballroom to be big enough to hold a presidential inauguration. Why on earth would he care about that when he’s in his last term?

(The linked article in the New York Times is gifted and worth reading since it contains more details about the ballroom.

When we tear it down they should charge to get a few swings with a sledgehammer. Should put a tiny dent into the trillions that Trump put us all into debt.

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2025/12/04/shalom-baranes-trump-white-house-ballroom.html

New architect. I suspect he won't be the last as people try to push back on side and standards.

The East Wing could have held the "crowds" for his second inauguration. The ones that he brought inside because it was too cold for him to bother to be outside. The "regular folks" he left in the cold.

Interesting. Trump is now saying he wants the proposed ballroom to be big enough to hold a presidential inauguration. Why on earth would he care about that when he’s in his last term?

(The linked article in the New York Times is gifted and worth reading since it contains more details about the ballroom.

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Anonymous wrote:Ballroom architecture and Trump disagree on size of ballroom.

Trump, ballroom architect at odds over aspects of project - The Washington Post https://share.google/xCqBMEcXZszvfelCc

So they denished the East Wing before they had a plan to replace it? That sounds about right.

On par for everything this administration does. Destroy, destroy, destroy.

Anonymous wrote:Ballroom architecture and Trump disagree on size of ballroom.

Trump, ballroom architect at odds over aspects of project - The Washington Post https://share.google/xCqBMEcXZszvfelCc

So they denished the East Wing before they had a plan to replace it? That sounds about right.

Ballroom architecture and Trump disagree on size of ballroom.

Trump, ballroom architect at odds over aspects of project - The Washington Post https://share.google/xCqBMEcXZszvfelCc

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.

Nah, Jamie Dimon has had a few bad takes but mostly he's very sensible. Listen to him, you'll learn things.

He has some not bad views- Not a fan of trump, backed Nicki Haley. Refused to donate to ballroom silliness, because “next DOJ might look at things differently”.
However, he’s dead wrong about future work place- remote is the future. I’m not sure what will become of his wasted building…maybe a museum dedicated to The Old Workplace?

That reminds me - what should become of the ballroom after Trump? I vote museum dedicated to the historic presidency of Barack Obama. 😎

Also, Trump is now planning an attack on the old Executive Office Building.

Tear it down. It’s the only answer. It can’t stand as a monument to this, even if they rename and repurpose.

IMO, that includes painting it all white. the Core materials are important to understanding the whole structure.

The OEOB is one of the true historic buildings in DC.

On November 14th, the DC Preservation League, and Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC, an international law firm dedicated to protecting historic places and cultural heritage, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an emergency injunction to prevent any federal action to alter the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (“EEOB”) until the Administration complies with the procedural requirements of federal preservation and environmental law.

The complaint can be read here - https://bit.ly/4pfZflr.

EEOB was built as The State, War, and Navy Building between 1871 and 1888, based on designs by architect Alfred B. Mullett, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The building is sited within the Lafayette Square Historic District, the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, and within the locally designated Financial Historic District. Any ill-advised alteration will have a lasting impact on the integrity of the EEOB and the character of the surrounding historic resources.

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.

Nah, Jamie Dimon has had a few bad takes but mostly he's very sensible. Listen to him, you'll learn things.

He has some not bad views- Not a fan of trump, backed Nicki Haley. Refused to donate to ballroom silliness, because “next DOJ might look at things differently”.
However, he’s dead wrong about future work place- remote is the future. I’m not sure what will become of his wasted building…maybe a museum dedicated to The Old Workplace?

That reminds me - what should become of the ballroom after Trump? I vote museum dedicated to the historic presidency of Barack Obama. 😎

Also, Trump is now planning an attack on the old Executive Office Building.

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.

Nah, Jamie Dimon has had a few bad takes but mostly he's very sensible. Listen to him, you'll learn things.

He has some not bad views- Not a fan of trump, backed Nicki Haley. Refused to donate to ballroom silliness, because “next DOJ might look at things differently”.
However, he’s dead wrong about future work place- remote is the future. I’m not sure what will become of his wasted building…maybe a museum dedicated to The Old Workplace?

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.

Nah, Jamie Dimon has had a few bad takes but mostly he's very sensible. Listen to him, you'll learn things.

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.

Please. The average person has gone to work every day for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:Jamie Dimon: JPM didn’t donate to the ballroom because it’s basically a bribe and we don’t want to be indicted by a future DOJ

https://thehill.com/business/5593632-dimon-jpmorgan-white-house-ballroom/

Decent, wow.

Maybe on this issue but I can't get past his comments about employees needing to be in the office because he works in the office every day and they should too. Completely out of touch with the average person and how difficult it is to juggle work and family when you're not a multi millionaire who can outsource everything.