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Give me a break. Did you get mad and scream at Omama for tearing down a tennis court and adding a basketball court? Or Nixon for adding a bowling alley? Or at Truman for gutting the WHOLE INSIDE OF THE WHITE HOUSE and rebuilding the WHOLE inside of the building? Of course you didn’t. And the ONLY reason you are doing it now is because “Orange Man Bad”.
Im trying to picture a bowling alley that changes the entire public facing experience of the White House complex.
Yes, retreat to "whataboutism."
Right. It is not his house that he can do major changes in without any consent from congress or running it by other groups per the law.
www.co-equal.org
Truman DID get congressional permission for renovating the insides of the White House as it was for safety reasons - like nuclear bombs and spying.
Please stop:
Right. It is not his house that he can do major changes in without any consent from congress or running it by other groups per the law.
From Google AI, "what permissions are needed to renovate the White House?"
Renovating the White House requires approval from multiple federal bodies due to its status as a National Historic Landmark and federal property, with Congress controlling major funding and scope, while the National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) oversee historical preservation, design, and planning, all subject to public review under laws like the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Presidents can manage decor but need Congressional approval and extensive permits for structural changes, like the Truman reconstruction or recent East Wing additions.Key Permissions & Reviews:
- Congressional Authorization & Funding: Major projects, especially structural ones, need congressional approval for funding and scope, as the President can't unilaterally use federal funds for large construction.
- National Park Service (NPS): As the White House's custodian, the NPS reviews alterations for compliance with preservation laws (NHPA Section 106).
- National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC): Reviews design, planning, and environmental impacts for federal projects in the capital region.
- Commission of Fine Arts (CFA): Advises on the aesthetic and design quality of exterior changes.
- Public Review: Federal law mandates public comment periods for significant projects impacting historic sites.
What the President Controls:
- Interior furnishings, paint colors, and décor.
- Minor, non-structural updates, sometimes with private funds.
What Requires Approval:
- Adding or removing major structures (wings, floors).
- Demolition or reconstruction.
- Any changes affecting the building's architecture or footprint.
Tearing the East Wing down is not a minor, non-structural update.
Trump has totally ignored the fact that the Congress is a co-equal branch of the goverment and that branch carries out oversight. Trump has thwarted that oversight in many ways.
Trump Administration Oversight Precedents
President Donald Trump and his Administration refused to provide information sought by Congress in at over 100 congressional investigations and inquiries. These actions were often successful in frustrating congressional oversight. They also set new precedents that could be followed by subsequent...
they deployed dozens of approaches to impede congressional oversight, including:
- Refusing to comply with congressional requests for documents and witnesses;
- Refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas for documents and witnesses;
- Directing officials and private individuals not to provide information to Congress;
- Firing and demoting government officials who provided information to Congress;
- Producing irrelevant or redacted materials;
- Imposing unreasonable conditions on document reviews;
- Using nondisclosure agreements to block federal officials and private companies from providing information to Congress;
- Filing lawsuits to prevent third parties from complying with congressional subpoenas;
- Refusing to provide briefings for members and staff;
- Blocking access to federal facilities;
- Violating statutory obligations to disclose information to Congress; and
- Refusing to respond to requests from GAO.
He is not a king.
And what about Truman? Please explain that away with hoops and lines.
Truman had to get congressional approval because it had to be funded by Congress.
It was always against the law to commit fraud. NO laws were changed to find him guilty of fraud with the Trump University or for misusing funds from the Foundation for his personal use. It has always been against the law to lie or deceive on tax forms. And there was lots of evidence for his 34 convictions.
Do tell. This question begs for a smart-aleck response.....but I won't.
Because he ignoring the law again. There are laws in place requiring Congressional approval for structural changes to the White House which is not Trump's personal property. See post #104.
The left is not willing to kill policeman. The MAGA folks at J6 were the ones willing to kill policemen and harm them. I have plenty of videos to post. Why is the right so dead set against the safely of tax paying American people that they think it is okay to send undertrained thugs into neighborhoods and harass American citizens and kill them?
The right is on the wrong side of these issues. Trump is on the wrong side. Otherwise he would not have resisted true immigration reform which would have increased the number of judges and agents but also provide for refugees and green card holders to work jobs without being grabbed by Trumps private army.
Truman had to get congressional approval because it is required by law when it is structural change, regardless of who finances it.
Trump, during his first term, offered to give legal immigration status to those here under Onama’s illegal DACA program if Congress agreed to fund the border wall. The Democrats in Congress refused.
You are The Democrats thought the wall was an engineering boondoggle and wanted to give more reenforcement and technical upgrades to CBP instead and only use enlarged physical barriers where tactically appropriate. But oh, no, it had to be the wall or nothing. So we got part of an "impenetrable wall"--which can be cut through in minutes using a portable saw available at convenient Home Depot locations throughout northern Mexico for $79.95 (about 1500 Pesos).
No, there was no special change in the law in order for his civil or criminal prosecution for fraud to take place. The law they used still stands.
No, in 2017 he attempted to end DACA but the SCOTUS blocked it. His attempt to offer citizenship included more than the wall.
Actually it was the Democratic Reps and Senators who wanted the large bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2024 that would have increased the number of judges and agents, while making a path for people to work and eventual citizenship - but Trump did not want that so called Republicans and told them not to pass it.
That is a non-excuse. The democrats have voted to not restrict the flow of people across the border at every turn, AND when they held the majority in both the House and the Senate, they refused to pass any legislation speaking to the immigration issue at. all.
