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Kingofalldems

(39,959 posts)
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:16 AM Sep 1

Objects being thrown from White House window:

Is this a normal White House operation? I have never thrown anything from my upstairs window. Does anyone else here do this sort of thing?



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Objects being thrown from White House window: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Sep 1 OP
Which room of the White House is that? Does anyone have a floorplan? sop Sep 1 #1
It is the East Room jmbar2 Sep 1 #14
The East Room is located on the State Floor of the White House, which is the first floor of the residence. sop Sep 1 #20
Disposing of debris during the renovation of the White House (1950) Donkees Sep 1 #24
The thrown objects look like small trash bags. yardwork Sep 1 #25
They are not going to fit a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in the east room. Autumn Sep 1 #27
Despite... GiqueCee Sep 1 #42
I'm guessing the Queen's Bedroom underpants Sep 1 #32
That's what I thought. 70sEraVet Sep 1 #33
I think it's the "B" room ybbor Sep 1 #41
I agree, it looks like the stuff came out of the "b" room (bathroom?) window in the sitting room. sop Sep 1 #45
🤣 ybbor Sep 1 #48
I see what you're saying but it's to the left underpants Sep 1 #52
Look again ybbor Sep 1 #78
It's the East side AceIsThePlace Sep 1 #87
Looks like a big bouquet of flowers? Drum Sep 1 #2
Knowing this bunch it's probably the U.S. Constitution in a garbage bag!!!!!!! n/t Ars Longa Sep 1 #94
Vance throwing out a dead body Ferrets are Cool Sep 1 #3
Someone better count the dissenting journalists. n/t Hugin Sep 1 #21
Are there actually ANY of those? I can't tell. AZ8theist Sep 1 #72
They're all on substack. n/t Hugin Sep 1 #74
Pootin shoved someone? SheltieLover Sep 1 #4
Clothing? WTH? tanyev Sep 1 #5
What sane person would work for Herr Poopy Pants? paleotn Sep 1 #68
I'll take temper tantrum for $400, Alex. -nt CrispyQ Sep 1 #6
Maybe the domestic help changed his bedsheets again. Norbert Sep 1 #19
this gets my vote NJCher Sep 1 #46
Astute insight! SheltieLover Sep 1 #49
Looks like small JustAnotherGen Sep 1 #7
Pieces of a corpse? Jilly_in_VA Sep 1 #60
I wish JustAnotherGen Sep 1 #69
Has anyone seen Melanoma today? Totally Tunsie Sep 1 #102
Depends. sheshe2 Sep 1 #8
Too big to be a ketchup bottle.... yardwork Sep 1 #9
⬇️🤣 underpants Sep 1 #11
I knew you'd see that, underpants! yardwork Sep 1 #15
The ketchup alert status has been raised to KETCHCON 1! LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #23
🤣 underpants Sep 1 #30
Have fun with this meme LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #76
Run!!! underpants Sep 1 #10
That's what I was thinking, too! SheltieLover Sep 1 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author jmbar2 Sep 1 #13
Unverified reports confirm that Doodley Sep 1 #16
Oh, my! Were these people raised in a barn? Hugin Sep 1 #17
Why is there a "Queen's Bedroom"? milestogo Sep 1 #18
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stayed at yorkster Sep 1 #63
Testing the heights?... MiHale Sep 1 #22
Melania throwing his bum ass out newdeal2 Sep 1 #26
Next is sheets tided together... rubbersole Sep 1 #65
JD redecorating C_U_L8R Sep 1 #28
👍 underpants Sep 1 #31
Eeeeuuuuuuwww!!! calimary Sep 1 #36
Yikes! Joinfortmill Sep 1 #40
This may mean that trump is not in the White House LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #29
Not to mention, would they be working on Labor day Weekend? I think nnot... FirstLight Sep 1 #50
Probably a "Chamber Pot" being emptied. milestogo Sep 1 #34
I call AI. Stupid Srkdqltr Sep 1 #35
I agree. No independent photojournalists are allowed that close, absent WH approval. John1956PA Sep 1 #57
There's the same metal roof in front of the camera lens as is on the WH. Looks like an allegorical oracle Sep 1 #75
Supposedly taken from Vue Rooftop at 15th and Pennsylvania. LeftInTX Sep 1 #93
Thank you for the information. To me, the video looks authentic. John1956PA Sep 1 #98
It's just weird. LeftInTX Sep 1 #99
Epstein Files? durablend Sep 1 #37
Some of the Epstein files? Sneederbunk Sep 1 #38
Hopefully the objects are trump and miller lostincalifornia Sep 1 #39
Looks like a statue Cazzzza Sep 1 #43
If its a statue I vote for Obama Tree Lady Sep 1 #51
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #85
That could be TACO, JD Sofaseducer, Herr Stephan Miller - they're all facsimiles of a man. Eric Trump? marble falls Sep 1 #86
republicons up their occult shit BoRaGard Sep 1 #44
Diaper service wash day? Sancho Sep 1 #47
With President Jersey Shore Snooki, even this is now "normal." n/t flvegan Sep 1 #53
Classified Documents? Deep State Witch Sep 1 #54
Whatever it is, BlueMTexpat Sep 1 #55
From your keyboard to God's screen! Jilly_in_VA Sep 1 #62
Stephen Miller throwing out his latest skin suit after it shed off overnight. Midnight Writer Sep 1 #56
Molting. That's how insects grow. thought crime Sep 1 #104
Is the Secret Service aware of this possible sniper nest ? rickford66 Sep 1 #58
Proof that Republicans are overgrown frat boys Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 1 #59
Testing for a possible defenestration? dhol82 Sep 1 #61
The Epstein Files? surfered Sep 1 #64
Hopefully, a long red tie stall attached to to its owner. Ping Tung Sep 1 #66
Body parts and a second hand bone saw? 2MuchNoise Sep 1 #67
Many.funny comments but kacekwl Sep 1 #70
I know. It's probably contractors throwing stuff to pick up later. But still..... LeftInTX Sep 1 #97
Testing the impact Figarosmom Sep 1 #71
Well the only building angrychair Sep 1 #73
Vue Rooftop at the Hotel Washington. Some one got a good pic of the WH from that lounge on Google maps. LeftInTX Sep 1 #95
Excellent detective work angrychair Sep 1 #103
Why is the @WhiteHouse flag flying at half mast? LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #77
Minnesota shootings I believe. Kingofalldems Sep 1 #82
Just JD hildegaard28 Sep 1 #79
Milania making a run for it? Or JD Sofaphilia being given the "Russian" treatment for being ready to fill TACO's shoes. marble falls Sep 1 #80
Trump has been flushing documents down the toilet again. LudwigPastorius Sep 1 #81
Marital disagreement? Related: The other day a demented old man was photoed wandering on the WH roof. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 1 #83
Wouldn't all the windows have alarms on them? Bayard Sep 1 #84
Do we know that this is real? OneGrassRoot Sep 1 #88
I'm kinda doubting it too. underpants Sep 1 #89
No one knows where it comes from. Not an official anything. I hear random guys laughing. LeftInTX Sep 1 #91
Where This Was Filmed DET Sep 1 #90
They mention the Vue Rooftop on Reddit. LeftInTX Sep 1 #92
Screenshot - stop the video at 19 seconds FakeNoose Sep 1 #96
WTH is going on down there? Kingofalldems Sep 1 #100
A new way Faux pas Sep 1 #101
It's been confirmed to be real Wiz Imp Sep 2 #105
Great ---this will shut the gatekeepers up for a while. Kingofalldems Sep 2 #106
Yeah, I think grounds were ahead of the story and Trump was behind and blamed it on AI..LOL LeftInTX Sep 2 #107

jmbar2

(7,427 posts)
14. It is the East Room
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:31 AM
Sep 1

The one that tRump wants to convert into a ballroom.


From Grok:

The East Room has been a focal point for various renovations and events throughout White House history. Given the context of the Trump administration's plans for a significant expansion and renovation, including the construction of a new ballroom, it is plausible that activities related to this project, such as debris removal, could be occurring in or near the East Room.


sop

(16,785 posts)
20. The East Room is located on the State Floor of the White House, which is the first floor of the residence.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:38 AM
Sep 1


That stuff looks like it came from a second floor window. Would workmen be throwing stuff from the second floor of the White House?

Donkees

(33,295 posts)
24. Disposing of debris during the renovation of the White House (1950)
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:51 AM
Sep 1


Description
Wooden chute to hopper erected from southwest window of Room 22 for disposal of plaster and debris from second and third floors of the White House. Inside the room, an extension of the chute leads through the ceiling to the third floor.
Date(s)
February 6, 1950

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/58-531-043

GiqueCee

(2,996 posts)
42. Despite...
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:52 AM
Sep 1

... the limited view of the building in the video, I'm betting that the second window from the end would have to be the Queen's Bedroom.

ybbor

(1,684 posts)
41. I think it's the "B" room
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:51 AM
Sep 1

Off of the Sitting room. If you watch the video, you can see the curve of the front of the house on the left. Also the arched window to the right is also in the plans.

sop

(16,785 posts)
45. I agree, it looks like the stuff came out of the "b" room (bathroom?) window in the sitting room.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:58 AM
Sep 1

Maybe Trump clogged up the toilet trying to flush one of his soiled diapers, then tossed it out the window?

underpants

(193,783 posts)
52. I see what you're saying but it's to the left
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:09 AM
Sep 1

So I’d think it the room between the hall and the kitchen

AceIsThePlace

(7 posts)
87. It's the East side
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 02:55 PM
Sep 1

Just to clarify…

This is an east side view of the White House; the left side around the corner as one looks at the front of the structure from Pennsylvania Avenue. Note the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (sometimes called the ugliest building in America), in the background. The Eisenhower Building is on the west side of the White House, so this is the east side.

Looking at the floor plan, second window from the left would make this the ‘B’ room off of the Lincoln Bedroom. Below this window there is no ground, but rather the roof of the East Colonnade, leading to the East Wing.

As noted by angrychair, this video is likely being recorded from an upper floor of the Treasury Building, which is across a narrow closed off side street from the East Wing. The background noise would indicate it is in a dining area or possibly during a reception of some sort.

NJCher

(41,928 posts)
46. this gets my vote
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:00 AM
Sep 1

the only reason you would do this is to avoid carting something with an awful smell through the rest of the house.

Only reason.

Response to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Doodley

(11,482 posts)
16. Unverified reports confirm that
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:37 AM
Sep 1

because they believed Trump was dead, they started to throw out his diapers.

Hugin

(37,075 posts)
17. Oh, my! Were these people raised in a barn?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:37 AM
Sep 1
No need to answer that…

From the diagram above that window is near a “Sitting Room”. I can very easily imagine that Jettro Trumpet thinks it says “Shitting Room” and does what he’s always done.

yorkster

(3,541 posts)
63. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stayed at
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:33 AM
Sep 1

the White House in 1957. He was in the Lincoln Bedroom and the Queen was in the Rose Bedroon, now known as the Queen's
Bedroom.
Eisenhower was president at the time.

rubbersole

(10,838 posts)
65. Next is sheets tided together...
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:43 AM
Sep 1

..and a woman climbing down wearing a trench coat with "I don't care do you?" printed on the back.

LetMyPeopleVote

(172,293 posts)
29. This may mean that trump is not in the White House
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:14 AM
Sep 1


People don’t realize that this is weird because after 9/11 the windows were all replaced with sealed bullet proof windows including in the residence.

To throw something out the window, means taking the window out of the window pane itself.

BUT, security protocol says that contractors can’t have access to the residence while the President is staying at the White House.

So if work is being done by a contractor on the private residence that means Trump wasn’t at the White House last night/this morning…

FirstLight

(15,750 posts)
50. Not to mention, would they be working on Labor day Weekend? I think nnot...
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:08 AM
Sep 1

soiled bedsheets? something foul, no doubt...

strange and weirdly encouraging...

milestogo

(22,175 posts)
34. Probably a "Chamber Pot" being emptied.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:32 AM
Sep 1

With all that gold, TSF is turning the White House into the Palace of Versailles.

John1956PA

(4,601 posts)
57. I agree. No independent photojournalists are allowed that close, absent WH approval.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:18 AM
Sep 1

Last edited Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Also, it does not appear to be a zoom shot from south of the ellipse.

_______________________________

ON EDIT: I see I was mistaken when I first posted. I now see that the view is to the east side of the White House. As mentioned by another poster, the window seems to be that of the second floor sitting room. A post below accurately mentions that the Treasury Building is located east of the White House, and it may be the location from which the video was recorded.

allegorical oracle

(5,950 posts)
75. There's the same metal roof in front of the camera lens as is on the WH. Looks like an
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:28 PM
Sep 1

adjoining building that's on the grounds.

marble falls

(69,162 posts)
86. That could be TACO, JD Sofaseducer, Herr Stephan Miller - they're all facsimiles of a man. Eric Trump?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 02:53 PM
Sep 1

Deep State Witch

(12,433 posts)
54. Classified Documents?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:13 AM
Sep 1

Maybe they're bags of classified documents? Or probably just Donnie's dirty Depends.

BlueMTexpat

(15,643 posts)
55. Whatever it is,
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:14 AM
Sep 1

please let the next "object" thrown out the window be the Fascist Felon Pedophile!

kacekwl

(8,757 posts)
70. Many.funny comments but
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:13 PM
Sep 1

someone threw something out of the upstairs window of the White House and there needs to be questions asked and answered.

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
71. Testing the impact
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:17 PM
Sep 1

To see what happens when people "fall" from the windows? Or someone stealing something? Or maybe just JD being his hillbilly self?

angrychair

(11,363 posts)
73. Well the only building
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:20 PM
Sep 1

That has a view of that side of the WH is Treasury. I hear people and background noise, music and talking for sure, just I've only been in that building a couple times so I can't imagine where this video is being filmed from in that building but it seems real but you never know nowadays.

angrychair

(11,363 posts)
103. Excellent detective work
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:14 PM
Sep 1

That looks exactly like the video footage and would make sense given the music and talking.

Still doesn't answer what the hell they captured on video because I didn't even know those windows opened.

hildegaard28

(792 posts)
79. Just JD
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:42 PM
Sep 1

Cleaning out Trump’s junk. The White House might have a new tenant soon. Nothing to see here.

marble falls

(69,162 posts)
80. Milania making a run for it? Or JD Sofaphilia being given the "Russian" treatment for being ready to fill TACO's shoes.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:42 PM
Sep 1

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,291 posts)
83. Marital disagreement? Related: The other day a demented old man was photoed wandering on the WH roof. . . . . nt
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:07 PM
Sep 1

OneGrassRoot

(23,859 posts)
88. Do we know that this is real?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 03:10 PM
Sep 1

Honest to god that’s always my first question now. I genuinely don’t know what or who to believe if it’s not from an official account. 🤷‍♀️

LeftInTX

(34,007 posts)
91. No one knows where it comes from. Not an official anything. I hear random guys laughing.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 05:46 PM
Sep 1

Reddit speculates it was taken at a roof top lounge at the Washington Hotel next door. But who knows? I don't live there and only visited once or twice in the 1960s.

DET

(2,297 posts)
90. Where This Was Filmed
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 05:42 PM
Sep 1

The Treasury has been mentioned several times as the location where this may have been shot. I doubt it. The only potential area within the building with that kind of noise would be the cafeteria. When I worked at Treasury a million years ago, the cafeteria was on the first floor, and it didn’t sound like a nightclub. I don’t know if it even exists any more.

However, there is a restaurant near Treasury that shows a view of the White House that seems to match the video here. The place is called the Vue Rooftop and is at the top of the Hotel Washington, which is higher than Treasury. I’d post a picture but I don’t know how to do that.

Why does everything this White House does have to be weird.

FakeNoose

(39,349 posts)
96. Screenshot - stop the video at 19 seconds
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:01 PM
Sep 1


It looks like something heavy ... maybe a book? I can't tell whether it's a man or a woman who threw it out the window.
Totally bizarre! I don't believe a White House employee would have done that.

Wiz Imp

(7,923 posts)
105. It's been confirmed to be real
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 02:58 PM
Sep 2
https://time.com/7313902/white-house-video-window/
White House Says Viral Video of Object Tossed Out Window Was Result of ‘Regular Maintenance’
A video posted online on Monday of a black bag being heaved out of the White House showed maintenance work being done by a contractor, according to a White House official.

The video was originally posted on an Instagram account called “Washingtonianprobs” and spread widely on social media, prompting jokes about White House security protocol and speculation about what was being thrown out. It shows a person wearing white pants stepping a foot out onto a windowsill on the second floor of the White House and tossing down what appears to be a black plastic bag. Later someone tosses something long and white out the window. The second floor of the White House is where the President’s private residence is located.

“It was a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone,” the White House official said in a statement in response to questions about the images.


I'm sure all those people who insisted it was AI will be back to admit they were wrong


LeftInTX

(34,007 posts)
107. Yeah, I think grounds were ahead of the story and Trump was behind and blamed it on AI..LOL
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 03:01 PM
Sep 2

He doesn't know everything about the WH.

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