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If he used public money, you'd complain. He uses private money, you complain. Honestly, is your issue what he is doing or just the fact that he is president and you don't like that? Because there's enough legitimate issues to go after him on that pettiness like this just makes seem like sour grapes.
Pointing out that two ballrooms are similar is like pointing out that a lot of Japanese Hibachi restaurants look similar on the inside. Who would've thunk itWell for one thing, they're both ballrooms.
Illegal or not, It doesn't matter what Trump does. The ball is a huge waste of money. That money should of went into programs for kids. Or other good programs. The money is supposed to come from donations. But I'm sure taxes will be used. Trump is giving Billions to Argentina We lost our Soybeans account and I read Argentina will be involved in selling cows meat to America. While farmers get nothing. A shutdown because of screwing Americans out of insurance. I think our government will go bankrupt. But the White House has a expensive ballroom.As an Aussie looking on - I just shake my head in wonder.
First - he was meant to be talking to the head of NATO.
Second - he decides he would rather bring out plans for his ballroom. "No body's ever seen anything like it."
(I mean - can he learn another phrase?)
Third - is this even LEGAL? Isn't there history that should be preserved? Isn't this part of a National Trust or something?
Fourth - who is paying for it?
Because now the bill's gone up to $300 MILLION.
Great estimates Trump! Nice job!
For a gaudy, golden throne-room to his NPD. I mean - I guess it makes sense to retrofit the whole place after his own heart. He owns it. According to his latest Truth Social fantasies - he's the King who poos on his people!
And this is the ultimate metaphor for it.
Tearing down the rose garden, ancient trees, and now the East Wing itself - and remaking it in his own image.
Is it seriously so hard to understand he is physically tearing down parts of an historic monument to the governance and power of this country?
Altering the white house is a fairly routine procedure that is well within the presidential prerogative. if you're really so concerned about what is happening, and not just the fact that he has the gall to do things within the presidential prerogative, then perhaps you should be lobbying congress to pass some kind of historical preservation bill to prevent future presidents from making renovations without some kind of process? What you chose to bold is telling, because it evidences that the issue truly is about him daring to be the president while being unpopular with you and not some principled objection to presidential renovation of the white house.
Both look pretty tacky to me.How is that a carbon copy? Just at first glance I'm seeing lots of differences.
Not to mention, pretty much every ballroom looks that over-the-top and tacky -- it's a ballroom after all. If you search for "most famous ballrooms in the world", you'll notice at pattern... and many have more similarities than these two do.
Does this:
Really look anymore gawdy or tacky than this?
(Le Grand Salon in Paris - regarded as one of the most "elegant" and "classy" ballrooms in Europe)
Same as before.
The issue is that he’s doing it whether anyone in the country wants this or not. He doesn’t care one way or the other. The issue is the complete silence out of the right that went practically apoplectic over Obama putting his feet on the Resolute Desk or painting some lines on a tennis court for a basketball hoop while their guy gets to knock out an entire section of the building to put a ballroom no one asked for. This issue is people like you pretending this is all normal and well and good.
Just kinda wondering why you felt the need to minimalise it by stressing that it was just a wall or two if it makes no difference to you knocking it all down...
People keep repeating this misinformation. The first announcement about this project was in July, where the White House press release said the current east wing would be replaced.
www.whitehouse.gov
No, that's the bit of propaganda that your side is running with now to pretend as if the messaging on this hasn't changed. It would seem that Trump & Co (apparently correctly) assume that you guys can't/won't bother to verify any of this through a simple google search.
www.whitehouse.gov
www.snopes.com
classyThe WH posted a White House Major Events Timeline on the official site. Pay close attention to the events after 1970.
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from their early use as service areas, to the State Floor rooms, where countless leaders and...
