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demmiblue

(39,944 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 01:56 PM Oct 2025

White House ballroom construction to continue through shutdown, official says.

File this under â€œessential function.â€ ðŸ¤¡

#Shutdown
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T17:34:12.317Z

Priorities.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T16:38:59.739Z

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White House ballroom construction to continue through shutdown, official says. (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2025 OP

WTAF?!?! bif Oct 2025 #1

Of course it will... Wounded Bear Oct 2025 #2

Trumps equivalent to Mossfern Oct 2025 #3

KRASNOV brought all his habits to the government, including non-payment UTUSN Oct 2025 #4

Priorities, priorities ! eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #5

If it's not being paid for with government money... SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2025 #6

bif

(27,228 posts)

1. WTAF?!?!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:02 PM

Oct 2025

This is insane.

Wounded Bear

(64,637 posts)

2. Of course it will...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:06 PM

Oct 2025

It's a trump vanity project.

Mossfern

(4,780 posts)

3. Trumps equivalent to

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:24 PM

Oct 2025

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

4. KRASNOV brought all his habits to the government, including non-payment

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:57 PM

Oct 2025

eppur_se_muova

(42,518 posts)

5. Priorities, priorities !

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:13 PM

Oct 2025

Let the National Guard build the ballroom, how's that ?

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)

6. If it's not being paid for with government money...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:35 PM

Oct 2025

...or if it's government money from FY25 (which it would have to be), then yeah, they'll keep working.

All of the contractors at my former agency are still working, while all but the most essential government have been sent home, because most of the contracts were funded through at least January with FY25 funds.

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