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greatauntoftriplets

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7. Now that he's afraid to go outdoors or into any venue not his own...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:33 PM

12 hrs ago

...maybe he should just resign to save his life. It's ridiculous to expect that every event that the president attends must be held in an unbuilt ballroom. And would his prices for use of the ballroom be more or less expensive than Washington, DC, hotel ballrooms?

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Justice Department Calls to Drop Ballroom Suit After Gala Attack [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago OP

Bullshit! bluestarone 13 hrs ago #1

B.S. is right..... Carry on with the lawsuits !!!! Rebuild the East Wing !!! Trueblue1968 7 hrs ago #29

So, the President's life is at risk if he doesn't have a ballroom? WTAF? This is some cray cray shite they are throwing. wcmagumba 13 hrs ago #2

Didn't he have a threat at his golf course? Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #23

Here is the letter referenced in the OP LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #3

Eating Raoul Akakoji 10 hrs ago #20

the argument sounds reasonable until..... RussBLib 13 hrs ago #4

How secure is Mar-A-Lago? It's so secure ... JustABozoOnThisBus 12 hrs ago #5

...and just about anyone can join for, what is it now, $100k? RussBLib 12 hrs ago #8

For even less, an armed stalker can hang out on his nearby golf course Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #24

Ridiculous JBTaurus83 12 hrs ago #6

Now that he's afraid to go outdoors or into any venue not his own... greatauntoftriplets 12 hrs ago #7

Fuck you, Blanche. An ugly ballroom would NOT have prevented what happened. SunSeeker 12 hrs ago #9

Kick dalton99a 12 hrs ago #10

HA!!! My dead dog could have predicted this! BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #11

Didn't Trump want the 'show' to go on? mzmolly 11 hrs ago #12

in the meantime, schoolkids enduring school shootings get THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS Skittles 10 hrs ago #16

So *THAT'S* why it was staged !! LIHOP writhes again !! nt eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #13

We supposed to believe that fat fuck would be out cutting a rug in that ballroom? Bengus81 11 hrs ago #14

Message auto-removed Name removed 2 hrs ago #34

Remember...Trump NEVER went to a CD in his first four years,now he wants to go to two Bengus81 11 hrs ago #15

He's moving on us "like a bitch" 0rganism 10 hrs ago #17

Well, there's a non-sequitur KT2000 10 hrs ago #18

No Akakoji 10 hrs ago #19

Even if they start building the stupid thing tomorrow it won't be finished until he is out of office... wcmagumba 10 hrs ago #21

Gee, that sure was quick Nigrum Cattus 9 hrs ago #22

The ballroom that trump bulldozed was smaller, 70sEraVet 9 hrs ago #25

Shocking SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #26

What a load of crappy nonsense. Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #27

He "demanded" that the group "voluntarily" dismiss the suit? Sounds like mob talk. William Seger 8 hrs ago #28

the simple solution is to only hold events that have proper security Historic NY 6 hrs ago #30

Trump's stupid ballroom, despite its massive height, is way too small for the WHC dinner anyway. SunSeeker 4 hrs ago #33

Oh, please! Re DOJ. 😑🙄 electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #31

Meritless bullshit Picaro 4 hrs ago #32

MS NOW's "The Weekend" co-host, Eugene Daniels, was on with Al Sharpton discussing this Rhiannon12866 1 hr ago #35