Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

demmiblue

(39,045 posts)
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 03:23 PM 2 hrs ago

Trump says he's rebuilding Dulles Airport while his administration is fixing the 'people movers'

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.

“We’re also going to rebuild Dulles Airport because it’s not a good airport,” Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet members at the White House. “It should be a great airport, and it’s not a good airport at all. It’s a terrible airport.”

Dulles is one of the three Washington-area airports and its quality and utility is a hotly-debated topic among Washingtonians.

Trump, a former real estate mogul, said the Dulles building is good but that it was “incorrectly designed.” He nonetheless praised Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect who designed the main terminal at Dulles.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-says-rebuilding-dulles-airport-administration-fixing-people-move-rcna247024



JFC
9 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump says he's rebuilding Dulles Airport while his administration is fixing the 'people movers' (Original Post) demmiblue 2 hrs ago OP
As if he cares pfitz59 2 hrs ago #1
What about the fucking hole at the WH, Donnie? ProudMNDemocrat 2 hrs ago #2
Another lucrative boondoggle for the Trump Crime Family? Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #3
Every time TSF wants to "build something", I see it as another no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #4
Truth is -- Dulles does kinda suck Zorro 2 hrs ago #5
So he's just mulling around for something to do? Omnipresent 2 hrs ago #6
I can see it now, ballrooms and gold applique. Buddyzbuddy 2 hrs ago #7
Notice how simplistic and infantile his language is around this topic. ananda 2 hrs ago #8
And it will soon be renamed- get the gold trumpets 🎺 out - tRump Airport. Polly Hennessey 1 hr ago #9

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,445 posts)
2. What about the fucking hole at the WH, Donnie?
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 03:33 PM
2 hrs ago

Where your MAGNIFICENT ballroom will be?

As Samuel L.Jackson narrates in a humorous children's bedtime story for new parents, "GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP!"

no_hypocrisy

(53,935 posts)
4. Every time TSF wants to "build something", I see it as another
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 03:39 PM
2 hrs ago

money-laundering opportunity.

Omnipresent

(7,273 posts)
6. So he's just mulling around for something to do?
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 03:43 PM
2 hrs ago

I don’t remember JFK saying, “ Ask not what your country can do for you, but we need to retile and seal the Holland tunnel..it’s a total disaster!”.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,969 posts)
7. I can see it now, ballrooms and gold applique.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 03:49 PM
2 hrs ago

Next, he'll want the bottoms of all planes painted gold in case he wants to look up.

ananda

(34,147 posts)
8. Notice how simplistic and infantile his language is around this topic.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 04:00 PM
2 hrs ago

At his stage of dementia it's probably like:
bad airport = money for me and mine...

like ballroom = money for me and mine.

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Trump says he's rebuildin...