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Deuxcents

(27,528 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:51 PM 6 hrs ago

A serious question, please.. this ballroom at our White House has gone from 300 million to a billion?

He has already knocked down the east wing and dumped the debris on a public golf course and now I’m hearing the GOP wants a billion dollars for the ballroom. Is he going to raze the rest of our White House and rebuild for a billion taxpayer dollars?

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Irish_Dem

(82,090 posts)
1. Trump has always said the White House is a dump.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:54 PM
6 hrs ago

So all along I thought he wanted to burn the WH down to the ground and rebuild.

Deuxcents

(27,528 posts)
2. He has started demolition before we knew it and now it's too late to try and stop him with the east wing
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:03 PM
6 hrs ago

But I’m afraid he’s gonna give the go and the rest of our WH is gonna be next. He’s trying to reshape Washington DC in his image and/or imagination

Blues Heron

(8,979 posts)
3. He's going to end up destroying the White House and the Kennedy Center at a minimum
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:03 PM
6 hrs ago

Unless his dementia wins the race and puts an end to his venal and destructive impulses

Totally Tunsie

(11,974 posts)
4. It's actually gone up to a $1.4 Billion.
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:04 PM
6 hrs ago

He's looking for ANOTHER billion on top of the $400M from his "private donors".

He's delusional, but we already knew that.

seleff

(175 posts)
12. Let HIM pay for it
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:40 AM
1 hr ago

Been waiting for the suggestion to hit the news. He broke it, he should fix it with his ill begotten gains

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,193 posts)
6. With Trump's ties to pedophilia, his involvement with a new White House would be a permanent stain on America.
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:28 PM
4 hrs ago

AldebTX

(804 posts)
7. And He Is Upset About The Federal Reserve Price Tag?
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:05 AM
4 hrs ago

If that warrants a DOJ investigation, how about this ballroom boondoggle. Yeah fat chance

Intractable

(2,349 posts)
8. Well, now he thinks the taxpayers will be on the hook, and not the big donors.
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:20 AM
4 hrs ago

Why not jack up the price?

JoseBalow

(9,662 posts)
11. The higher the price, the more in his pocket
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:15 AM
2 hrs ago

Why else would he even care about a stupid ballroom?

Every single thing he does is about his own self-enrichment. Everything.

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