Newsom said the quiet part out loud.

[Norbert]

"Why would he be building a $200M ballroom if he is going to leave."

Exactly my thoughts. He isn't planning on leaving in 2029.

[obamanut2012]

1. It isn't a ballroom, either, it's a throne room just like Putin has

I'm serious.

[Delmette2.0]

10. Yep not a ballroom.

He can't dance was our first clue.

[maxsolomon]

2. It could be done by the end of 2026.

That will leave 2 full years of events praising Trump.

[popsdenver]

13. The ballroom will probably ???????

seat hundreds more for his 5000 dollar a plate PAC dinners...........Plus the tax payers will have to foot the bill for the food served as well as other expenses vs Mar-a-Gago..............

[SleeplessinSoCal]

3. I see this differently

Trump is like a dog marking his territory. He puts his name in huge letters wherever he can. Even on buildings he doesn't own.

There's going to be an awful lot of sanding, spackling, and prying in the next few years. Hopefully the ballroom runs into permit issues and countless delays in the courts.

[Gaugamela]

4. Trump will be trying to claw his way out of a coffin by 2028.

[OC375]

5. Architecture

Albert Speer wound up eventually running war production. Wonder who is charge of this project? Might be going places.

[CincyDem]

6. Like they say...ya don't renovate rental property (unless you're planning on buying it).

Really insightful comment by Newsom. Never thought of it that way but "ugh..."

[lastlib]

7. And he WILL be leaving!!

Jan. 20, 2029, he can either walk out on his own, or be DRAGGED out by the force of the poeple. If the latter, he'll feel what the rest of humanity (which excludes MAGAts) felt on 1/6/21. I'll be there, crippled or not.

[lindalou65]

8. If the Orange man thinks he's staying past his time....

and as another poster has written, they will be there to make sure he's gone. I, along with millions of people, will be there to make sure he leaves.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. The ballroom will be one-half the size of a football field.

They are going to remove the entire East Wing to make room for it. That will reduce the size of the existing WH from 55,000 sq ft to 39,000 square feet -- plus the 90,000 sq ft ballroom, the sole purpose of which is to impress visiting strong man leaders (e.g., Turkey's President Erdoğan, and Putin, who he's considering inviting to the 2026 FIFA World Cup), and friends. Oops, I forgot -- he has no friends.

Russia is banned from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, so it won’t be participating in the tournament.

Trump emphasized that Putin had been “very respectful” toward him and the U.S., and claimed Putin “wants to be there very badly”.

Is he dead yet? IHDY

[Mblaze]

11. Do disco balls come in gold?

[Solomon]

12. Also why he has military in DC.

He's not planning on leaving.