Welp. There goes the East Wing

[Nittersing]

[milestogo]

1. He has as much respect for the building and its history as he does for the presidency.

Which is to say, none at all.

[wcmagumba]

2. I'm still wondering how the shit gibbon can do this without approval from Congress...

[maxsolomon]

13. The Federal Govt permits itself in DC.

Won't need a permit for the Triumphal Arch, either.

[Dave Id]

16. How can he do it without approval from Congress?

Both Houses kiss the ring out of fear of the tyrant.

[The Blue Flower]

3. Trigger warning needed

This just spiked my blood pressure. It's like the film Independence Day for real.

[canetoad]

4. Just because Malaria

Doesn't use the first lady's office, doesn't mean that any FLOTUS in the future won't. This is a strike against women and their place in the WH.

Edit to add: This is his "Let them eat cake" moment. A gigantic new folly on the taxpayers dime while people die from lack of medical care, farmers go broke and the nation suffers.

[Torchlight]

5. Work on the new Epstein Wing has begin.

Once the cement pond is in place, the Park Place Hillbilly will finally feel at home

[bif]

6. Un-fucking-believable

And here I thought the National Park Service had to approve any changes to the White House. Oh well.

[Efilroft Sul]

7. Doing to the White House what his goons couldn't do to the Capitol.

[0rganism]

8. Aaand... it's gone

Along with a lot of other important useful stuff.

[wcmagumba]

9. It's going to cost a lot to tear down whatever garbage is built by rump and replace the original structures..

Including the beautiful Rose Garden area the vulgar clown had paved over...just wow...

[yorkster]

10. Is the East Room being destroyed for this?

I am sick looking at this pic.
Hope he is haunted by Abe's ghost.
.

[yorkster]

12. Sorry I think I'm conflating the East Room

and the East Wing. Still outrageous, nonetheless.

[DET]

11. I Have to Wonder...

…if this is some sort of perverse revenge for No Kings Day. People must have known about this for some time. The architectural overseers in DC have historically been extremely strict about changes to facades, let alone entire structures. There is no way they would approve this abomination. Also, the Metro runs close to the White House. I wonder if this has been taken into consideration, along with potential disruption to underground utilities. It wouldn’t surprise me if Trump said ‘I don’t care - rip it out!’.

Can you imagine the horror of business people and tourists as they watch this desecration by Trump of a part of our history. By the time he exits the White House it will have been so defiled it may have to be torn down and rebuilt.

[Initech]

14. This was never about making America great again, was it?

[malaise]

15. Hmmmmmm despite the promise

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQCxCznEQWv/

[Dave Id]

17. Stop destroying America's history...

to build self aggrandizing monuments.

[txwhitedove]

18. Meanwhile the national debt is not being paid down.

[SheltieLover]

19. Sickening!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

20. He should be impeached for this...

...along with all the other shit he's doing!