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speak easy

(12,598 posts)
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:39 AM Oct 2025

[My ballroom] will be near [the White House] but not touching it.

The Republican president had said in July when the project was announced that the ballroom would not interfere with the mansion itself.

“It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” he said of the White House.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-white-house-east-wing-demolish-a3efb2973d4d4e45f98b02e55210c538



total respect



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[My ballroom] will be near [the White House] but not touching it. (Original Post) speak easy Oct 2025 OP
Krasnov is not to be trusted... ultralite001 Oct 2025 #1
"Nothing will be torn down," Karoline Leavitt said dalton99a Oct 2025 #2
alternative facts 👎 speak easy Oct 2025 #3
Dotard lied?? AZ8theist Oct 2025 #4
It is now. The Madcap Oct 2025 #6
Sadly true. AZ8theist Oct 2025 #7
What is the company doing the demolition? Norrrm Oct 2025 #5
My guess is the destruction is necessary.... AZ8theist Oct 2025 #8

ultralite001

(2,673 posts)
1. Krasnov is not to be trusted...
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:48 AM
Oct 2025

From whom is Krasnov getting the money??? Didn’t he say he would fund it himself??? The White House X account says “Privately funded, it costs taxpayers nothing & will be cherished for generations.”


https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse

AZ8theist

(7,631 posts)
4. Dotard lied??
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 03:55 AM
Oct 2025

..what are the odds.....

And here I thought Dotard called the White House a "dump".

The Madcap

(2,031 posts)
6. It is now.
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 07:05 AM
Oct 2025

He might as well tear the whole thing down and build a 1000-ft high solid gold pyramid with his throne at the top.

AZ8theist

(7,631 posts)
8. My guess is the destruction is necessary....
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 06:44 PM
Oct 2025

...in order for the Russians to plant multiple listening/recording devices.

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