White House ballroom project has become costlier and larger than originally anticipated
Donald Trump encouraged those working on the construction of his new White House ballroom project to disregard traditional permitting, zoning, and code requirements, according to a new report.
Since announcing the project in July, Trump’s ballroom has become larger, costlier and more destructive than initially thought – raising concerns about whether the president is following historical rules when it comes to a White House addition.
The ballroom’s capacity, initially thought to be 650, has been raised to 900. Its cost has nearly doubled from $200 million to $350 million. Its construction, which Trump initially said would not interfere with the integrity of the current White House, has led to the destruction of the East Wing.
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It’s probably filled with foreign listening devices anyway and will need to be completely destroyed
Ignoring the law just because you were told to is no excuse in court.
He’s not going anywhere anytime soon, and all the checks and balances have signalled he’s got nothing to worry about.
It’s the same playbook as his father in NYC.
‘Historical’ rules? ‘Traditional’ requirements? The fuck is up with this word choice? This article’s making it sound like those are some quaint old family traditions.
Yes! Disregard the code! Don’t even think about the building code!
And don’t worry, the ballroom certainly won’t fall down with you inside it, piggy!
Along those same lines, they should have a Wizard of Oz ball using the original snow recipe from the movie.
Asbestos?
Yeah, and as an aside, that’s another Russian product for which he’s advocated.
We should be so lucky.
It’ll probably collapse on a kindergarten tour group while piggy is in Europe meeting with Putin.
I have never been horny before in my life, on account of being asexual, but the thought of this ballroom collapsing under shitty building practices while housing the top thousand richest bastards in society, is certainly making me feel something hormonal.
Never in your life? I always assumed asexual meant very rarely horny, not literally never. Is that common?
It’s a spectrum, but there are people who are literally never horny. It’s not common though.
Forty years old, still a virgin. Sex-repulsed. Doesn’t cause a problem in my life. Immune to most advertising. Watching people make the same stupid mistakes about birth control time and time again, and never understanding why. My line ends with me and that’s fine.
Edit: why did people downvote my answer, and not the question asked of me? Does that mean I shouldn’t have answered, or that I should have answered in a sex-positive way, or do they straight-up think ace people aren’t real?
The people who downvoted are stupid, thanks for sharing :)
What about sexual pleasure like from touch and orgasm?
being sex-repulsed doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t enjoy self-pleasure. there’s not one “kind” of asexuality, there’s a spectrum
But also yeah, I can’t have self-pleasure. Doesn’t work. Grosses me out besides. People act like sexual pleasure is the most important thing ever. I’m doing just fine without it. I’m not a problem to be fixed.
You already know what the answer is.
And besides, I’m intersex. Loads of people take for granted that their genitals formed well-enough.
I’m not invested in sex or discussions about it. It actually skeeves me out.
so, same standards as his NY condos.
Look on the bright side; hopefully it’ll catch on fire due to an electric short, or Canada, or something, during one of Trump’s shindigs and him and nine hundred of his “friends” will get trapped inside due to overcrowding and insufficient emergency exits and will burn to death in abject agony.
🤌 GORLAMI
Amen. 🙏
They’ll have to tear it down inside of ten years, I guarantee it.
Stop clutching your pearls and buy guns.
Americans and ignoring the obvious solutions- can’t think of a more on-brand way to handle this
The gestapo feels emboldened to do black bag raids because they are certain the targets aren’t armed.
Correct. 10 or so armed citizens have n every US neighborhood waiting for ICE to show up would have a chilling effect on their shit pretty fucking quickly.
Violence is not the solution. Justice is the solution.
Yeah, violence definitely isn’t the only thing that’s ever stopped fascists
If that ballroom is finished by the end of his term, I’ll eat my shoes.
It’s moving right along, just like the wall.
If Trump leaves office willingly before it’s completed, I’ll eat mine.
I’m sure he’s demanding all the kickbacks up front. That’s half the point of this monstrosity after all.
Sure, but he’s not going to leave office willingly regardless.
You’re right, he’ll probably croak before then
That, and immunity.
This is a non sequitur
Sorry, I thought you were talking about his whole presidency, like the comment you were replying to, not just the ballroom specifically.
If I don’t get pay rise, I have to eat mine.
If the US gets a new president in 2029, I’ll be devastated if they don’t take the opportunity to do a major speach or something against the backdrop of a half derelict East Wing - it would be iconic.
In my fantasy world the next president will blow up the ballroom with literal dynamite, and then install a row of portable toilets near the white house with dump’s stupid fucking face as the toilet seat
I think it should be turned into a homeless shelter.
You shouldn’t sit in a seat of such power and prestige without being forced to reconcile the most downtrodden and in-need citizens you are serving.
Anyway, vote for me in in 2028. My platform is, I’m tired of watching you all fuck this up.
Are you less than 60 years old?
You mean 80 years old?
Of course. The plan is to do something for those who most need a leg-up, and plans like those don’t come from a cohort raised in an era of self-reliance myth.
Ah. Right. Less than 60. No chance of getting elected.
Except maybe if you’re a stylish dude with good policies you can become mayor of a big city and also woo the commander in cheese.
AoC/Mamdani 2028? Kick out the bootstraps?
Yes, and with enough margin to serve an unconstitutional number of terms and still be under 60.
Bytemeister 2028!
I don’t want the job, I’m just tired of watching other people royally fuck it up.
The mad King’s Follies.
Headline says he told them to disregard but the first sentence says he encouraged them to disregard.
Pick one and make it accurate…
And later is says he “told” them a second time, however are we to untangle this Gordian knot of language???
He has a history of destroying historical buildings if he has any opportunity.
