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appleannie1

(5,347 posts) Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:40 PM Thursday

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-white-house-ballroom-renderings-construction-details/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a

Can you imagine how many hungry people could be fed or how many homeless people could have living quarters built? What a waste of tax dollars. I think he is making sure no one can ever plant a garden there to provide food for DC food pantries again and the Easter egg rolls are a thing of the past too.

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Look at this totally unnecessary monstrosity messing up the WH lawn. [View all] appleannie1 Thursday OP

It looks F'ing soviet!!! MizLibby Thursday #1

Trump's ultimate Disaffected Thursday #2

Every king needs a throne room Arazi Thursday #3

He must really be full of it to need a porcelain throne that big struggle4progress Thursday #9

Albert Speer's dream come true The Blue Flower Thursday #4

Nauseating. Xavier Breath Thursday #6

Gold prices have increased 42% YTD. Abolishinist Thursday #7

That's not real gold. GoCubsGo Friday #23

85% Johnny2X2X Thursday #8

Corporate donors helped build it. From the link... ancianita Thursday #10

Those oversized windows make it look like a high school gym newdeal2 Thursday #11

Those windows will make it a lot easier to tear down that eyesore. GoCubsGo Friday #21

Low-life trash. dalton99a Thursday #12

Think about how many paying donors you could fit in there JoseBalow Thursday #13

Were I the next president I would oder it demolished on Day One Stinky The Clown Thursday #14

Or convert it to the National Museum of Presidential Corruption. nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #15

That's what the Ukrainians did with former leader Yanukovych's palace. Tommy Carcetti Friday #19

I think it would diminish the White House by scale and tackiness Stinky The Clown Friday #27

Me too. Diamond_Dog Friday #26

The White House and its grounds DO NOT belong to the president Grim Chieftain Friday #22

I'm curious to find out how large the cost overruns will be. greatauntoftriplets Friday #24

Just what we need, huh? kentuck Friday #28

Maybe Park RobinA Friday #29