White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

[JosephZ]

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building.

Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure, according to a photo shared with The Washington Post and two people who witnessed the activity and spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said during an executive order signing in July.

 

[Yttrium]

They need to hurry things up. It's about time we had a place for nobles and foreign royalty to have formal parties. And there'd better be good acoustics for the symphony orchestra.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

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Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building.

Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure, according to a photo shared with The Washington Post and two people who witnessed the activity and spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said during an executive order signing in July.

I am still trying to figure out how a 90,000 sq. Ft. structure fits on this end of the property. The White House is around 50,000 sq.ft. It will look miniature next to this behemoth. Any architects out there to make sense of this?

 

[Pommer]

I am still trying to figure out how a 90,000 sq. Ft. structure fits on this end of the property. The White House is around 50,000 sq.ft. It will look miniature next to this behemoth. Any architects out there to make sense of this?

Who’s going to care what it looks like once ‘they’ ban the hoi polloi from D.C.?

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

There shouldn't be any work being done. Until the get done with the shutdown. There's no excuses not to pass Obama care. If Trump can waste money on other countries, that he wants to bail out.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Who’s going to care what it looks like once ‘they’ ban the hoi polloi from D.C.?

Looks? Im am wondering where all this square footage is. Underground?

 

[Maria Billingsley]

There should be any work being done. Until the get done with the shutdown. There's no excuses not to pass Obama care. If Trump can waste money on other countries, that he wants to bail out.

Private funds supposedly.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Private funds supposedly.

Trump is also bailing out Argentina. I doubt that's all wilh private funding.

 

[Bradskii]

Metaphor anyone?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I’m just glad it’s not the one I voted for doing all this nonsense.

 

[Pommer]

Looks? Im am wondering where all this square footage is. Underground?

Underground seems “optimistic” in a city built upon a swamp, but I am not a geologist.

 

[Pommer]

I’m just glad it’s not the one I voted for doing all this nonsense.

Hey, we were due for an “upgrade”. We have to spend money on the ultra-powerful once in a while.

 

[Servus]

It's something that should have been done a long time ago. Tents on the lawn are so medieval and impractical, not to mention embarrassing.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

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[NxNW]

And there'd better be good acoustics for the symphony orchestra.

You mean monster trucks and country band.

 

[durangodawood]

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said during an executive order signing in July.

Trump says whatever he feels he needs to for the moment. His words are worth nothing,

 

[Chesterton]

Trump says whatever he feels he needs to for the moment.

Um, isn't that what we all do? I mean, unless one is a scripted politician.

 

[durangodawood]

Um, isn't that what we all do? I mean, unless one is a scripted politician.

Some people feel constrained by a respect for honesty or just reality. Others feel free to serve their own needs regardless.

 

[Chesterton]

Some people feel constrained by a respect for honesty or just reality. Others feel free to serve their own needs regardless.

Shirley you know he was talking about the main house? Because in July the White House said they were going "to replace the current East Wing", and Trump yesterday posted "Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being fully modernized as part of this process, and will be more beautiful than ever when it is complete!"

But if you still think he's lying you can bump this thread when he destroys the White House and I'll apologize to you.

 

[durangodawood]

Shirley you know he was talking about the main house? Because in July the White House said they were going "to replace the current East Wing", and Trump yesterday posted "Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being fully modernized as part of this process, and will be more beautiful than ever when it is complete!"

But if you still think he's lying you can bump this thread when he destroys the White House and I'll apologize to you.

Sure its possible that Trump did have something truthful in mind. But having completely lost the benefit of doubt, any utterance should be granted an up front truth value of zero and does need to be verified.