'I want this disgrace wiped from history.'

[bigtree]

Leslieoo7 @Leslieoo7 10h
I will vote for the first Dem 2028 candidate to promise to jackhammer the Rose Garden patio on day one and bulldoze the ballroom on day two.

Then, they can take down the gold in the Oval and start fixing all the other shit. It's symbolic. I want this disgrace wiped from history.

[kimbutgar]

1. And I want him to lose his every service detail to pay back the taxpayers for the damage he has done to this

Country. Put a lien on all his assets to repay the money he has stolen from us Americans. We want retribution payback!

[calimary]

24. Every bit of it. For starters.

He must NOT be allowed IN ANY WAY to force OR fool the American taxpayer into picking up the tab for all HIS excesses.

NOT.

Repeat: NOT.

NOT in ANY way WHATSOEVER.

[MadameButterfly]

39. I read that he "may" contribute part of his $400,000 salary

toward the project. Remember, the salary he wasn't even going to take during Trump 1?
The whole salary making hardly a dent in 250 million. And, of course, he won't pay a cent.
IF the oligarchs pay for it they'll get it back another way. We are paying for it one way or another.

When we get out of this mess I guess they'll pass some laws that presidents don't get to destroy historic buildings without a review process, Congress, etc. Besides laws in general.

[Layzeebeaver]

47. that law already exists

But be fired the governing body that enforces it and put his own toady in place to rubber stamp the destruction.

[MadameButterfly]

49. Figures

Immunity or no, I hope we see him pay for this

[lastlib]

67. LAWS??? These are MAGA repuglikans we're talking about....

Their only law is that which enriches themselves and punishes their enemies.

[Blue Owl]

2. Why isn't this goddamned criminal fuck in a PRISON where he belongs?

[Aviation Pro]

15. Ask Merrick the Meek

I note that he’s not on the fucking child rapist’s revenge list.

[Lucky Luciano]

16. Great point. Says a lot.

[calimary]

25. Evidently ol' Merrick can be bought.

In one form of “currency” or other.

A 1% share of “Trump Mediterranean” perhaps?

[3catwoman3]

29. As Lucky Luciano said, "Great point."

A very great point, indeed.

[LymphocyteLover]

57. SCOTUS was the problem. Garland via Jack Smith had prosecutions going.

[LymphocyteLover]

56. the corrupt SCOTUS gave him immunity

and our justice system is slow

[Abstractartist]

65. And you know who to blame?

I blame former shitstain Sen Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. If president Biden had put up more Supreme Court nominees to complete the full court, these two would have voted them down… so now, this court is packed with traitorous fake patriots.

[Irish_Dem]

3. We would have declared war if anyone else had taken down the WH.

Trump does it and nothing happens.

[Grim Chieftain]

6. He gets away with everything

No matter how evil, how criminal, how disgusting, he gets away with every damn thing.

[IcyPeas]

18. And he knows it. He knows no one will stop him. He is laughing at us.

I can hardly get more outraged.... every freakin' day

[Grim Chieftain]

23. I am right there with you, friend

[LilElf70]

35. The SC has claimed

this loser gets whatever he wants. By far, the largest mistake this country has ever done.

[COL Mustard]

19. It looks like

A bomb went off.

[DrMJG10]

4. This photo is nauseating

[Irish_Dem]

12. People are having a visceral reaction to the photo.

I know I am not the only one who felt sick looking at it.

[MadameButterfly]

37. It's hard to imagine the things Trump can think of to destroy

[Irish_Dem]

40. Yes he is taking a wrecking ball to everything.

He focuses on the things that are important and special to the American people.
The sadistic part of him.
And of course the destruction where he can make a lot of money.


What I wonder is what the hell is he destroying behind the scenes.
The stuff he doesn't want us to know about.

[MadameButterfly]

50. I'm not sure he understands that what he is destroying is valuable

or special to the American people. This is a guy who never studied history.
He only values shiny gold stuff.

[Irish_Dem]

52. Oh yes he does. Sadists always know the buttons to push.

They are experts are identifying what is valuable and important to others.
And then tormenting and torturing them with this information.

He himself does not value anything except his own skin, power and wealth.
He does not share the values of the American people or care about our country,
democracy, rule of law etc.

Trump deliberately tore up Jackie Kennedy's Rose Garden and the East Wing to
torment liberals. And the appointment of RFK Jr to humiliate the Kennedys further.
All purposeful.

[MadameButterfly]

55. You have a professional understanding of this that I dont,

so I accept your analysis, but still I doubt Trump has perused the history of the East Room or knows anything about Mary Lincoln redecorating or Willie suffering from typhoid fever while she held a ball there....
(I'm not sure yet whether the East Room has survived)

[Irish_Dem]

64. Yes I am able to put together a psych profile based on diagnoses and statistical probability.

Trained and experienced clinicians know very well how narcissists and psychopaths operate.
Also the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
And the best explanation for current behavior are past motives.

This is how the FBI, CIA, State Dept can put together very accurate profiles
of subjects.

Of course Trump does not know or care about American history.
And has no understanding of nuance or details.

The only thing he knows is that the White House is important to the American people.
And that it will hurt them when he destroys it.

I also think Trump is being advised by people with more sophistication and nuance.
But Trump just knows the basics or torturing and tormenting people to kill their spirit.

[Irish_Dem]

76. Reports tonight state the entire East Wing of the WH has been destroyed.

Trump knew all along this would happen.

[MadameButterfly]

78. But I haven't heard mention of the East Room

I'm guessing that is part of the White house itself and not the East Wing?

[Irish_Dem]

79. Online it says East Room is not located in the East Wing.

The East Room is not in the East Wing; it is located on the State Floor of the main White House residence, while the East Wing is a separate building

[MadameButterfly]

80. Thanks. I was hoping

[Seinan Sensei]

43. That's MY house, dammit !!!

[MadameButterfly]

51. Class action law suit?

My house too

[littlemissmartypants]

72. I'm just weeping about each one of those lovely slate roofing tiles.

And that's just for starters.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Just sickening.

If God has any artistic ethic, he'll send drumpf to hell for this mess.

[GoCubsGo]

7. I want to see every last one of his fucking properties meet the same fate.

Take a goddamn wrecking ball to all of them. Or, fucking dynamite them. Plow under his fucking golf courses, and put solar farms on them.

[benfranklin1776]

10. And windmills.

Poetic Justice given his insane rants about them. 😡

[MadameButterfly]

38. Like turning RE Lee's estate into a military graveyard

[benfranklin1776]

54. Yes 🙌🏼 Perfect example!

Putting a monument of traitorism to use in service of a higher purpose-the ultimate act of beneficial recycling ♻️ ✊🏼

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

8. Agreed

Spencer House schlock. That's my fucking house and I want it back. He's doing it to b mean "bcz he's an eight year old gonna get even with you all" mentality.major piece of shit.

[LuvLoogie]

9. Aye

[benfranklin1776]

11. Hell yes✊🏼

It needs immediately thrown into a toxic waste dump, along with anything remotely associated with him and his terrorist sympathizers 🤬😡

[Dave Id]

36. Trump thrown into a toxic waste dump...

would contaminate the waste dump further.

[SunSeeker]

13. K & R

[evilhime]

14. I think this will be a

A big club of those who agree with what you say.

[Gore1FL]

17. If that stupid arc gets built, that needs to be turned to gravel during the first week, too. nt

[Emile]

20. I feel the same way you do!

[evemac]

21. For those of us who have gone through the

trauma of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires, seeing a house that is needlessly gutted is heart wrenching.
What a sfachime.

[Prairie Gates]

22. 100% agree...none of this "it's spent money" nonsense: raze it to the motherfucking ground on DAY ONE

[democrank]

26. East Wing hit by a terrorist

Not a peep from Republicans. They can’t even speak up when their Criminal Leader flattens part of the White House. What a disgrace.

[Sneederbunk]

27. A stench in the nostrils of honest men.

[0rganism]

28. Disagree, I think this "ballroom" needs to remain as a reminder, turn it into a museum for evidence of F47's perfidy

Naturally, future presidents (should we be so lucky) should refuse to live there, but the damage needs to stay.

[babylonsister]

31. Let him reenact it in his library.

His taste is gaudy imo. I already know I'm not going to like it.

He demolished a section of Our House with permission from no one.

I'm furious!!

[Delmette2.0]

41. Some people just have no respect for

public housing.

[GoCubsGo]

59. What better "fuck you" to him than to tear it down?

And, remove every mark he put on that building, fake gold shit and all.

[GoCubsGo]

58. No, it will likely be a death trap.

In Trump style, it will be poorly-designed, and slapped up with cheap materials. The first big snow, and down comes the roof. I'd rather my tax dollars fund the upkeep of all of our existing museums over that eyesore. We'll be digging out of this mess for generations as it is. We'll have enough reminders, like the way he fucked up our government, trade and other foreign relations...

[0rganism]

71. Agree on safety, once serious people rebuild OSHA it will need a thorough inspection/renovation cycle before public use

The reminders aren't for us, but for our great grandchildren (should we be so lucky). The entire process leading to this disaster needs to be studied; the price of losing democracies to tyranny is too damn high. Every schoolchild must know and appreciate the scope of this calamity, and the damage done directly to the WH is a perfect encapsulation.

[GoCubsGo]

73. There will be plenty of other reminders.

That includes the missing East Wing, which is is in every photo of the White House up until now. Not to mention the damage he did to our country that will take generations to repair--if it can be repaired at all. Your grandkids are going have to live with the messes he created, including his hostility toward efforts to mitigate climate change. They're not going to think twice about that fucking ballroom, when they're sweltering in the heat, and drowning as the sea levels rise.

[ChazInAz]

70. A certain Herr Hitler had a passion for grandiose construction scemes.

One of his pet projects was for a national amphitheater. A monstrous thing of black stone in (IIRC) Nuremberg. When the war started going badly, work stopped and the laborers downed tools to pick up weapons. It still looms in the heart of the city, just as it was left...with one addition. There is a museum of the Holocaust there, and a huge documentary library that serves as a research facility for historians and prosecuters.

[Ilsa]

74. Set aside a space for the museum. Turn the rest

into the large ceremonial room, offices, etc.

A ballroom will be wasted space, wasted air conditioning, etc. It's stupid, and probably just some vehicle for money laundering or theft.

[Quixote1818]

30. Anything built by the Pedo is a desecration and must go. Nt

[Bozvotros]

32. I'm OK if they do it vice versa too.

And sending the bill for demolition and restoring the grounds and Whitehouse. And they can shove those stupid wishful phallic symbol flagpoles where the sun doesn't shine on him too.

[LT Barclay]

33. I'll add it to my platform, along with demanding the immediate resignation of the sick 6 SCOTUS judges for continually

violating the Constitution. If they refuse to comply a contingent of trustworthy Federal Marshalls will perp march them out of their chambers and they will be publicly stripped of the robes.

In addition I will prioritize the reunion of the families and children from the first round of this hell, apologize to the world for our behavior, and welcome back all the deported regardless of legal status. I also promise to stop provoking conflict around the world. And finally I promise to ship the J6ers and anyone involved with the illegal ICE raids off to the Hague as I could trust them for a fair and just trial. That would be impossible here.

Then that done, I promise to turn the whole show over to someone who is more capable Kamala Harris would be my first choice.

[BlueKentuckyGirl]

34. Terrorist Attack

When I look at this, I see Oklahoma City. It was the result of a terrorist attack and that is what this is. It was Timothy McVey then. It is Donald Trump now.

[AllaN01Bear]

42. miffed . hear me? miffed .

[Silver Gaia]

44. Sad and outraged

[JHB]

45. I'll see that and raise you an "everyone whose 'donations' paid for it should be prosecuted for bribery"

[Crunchy Frog]

46. Yes! I don't want anyone who's too delicate or scared to act decisively on this. This is an abomination,

and must be treated as such.

[Elise Noa]

48. Home decor

Here’s a measured reply you can use it pushes back on destructive talk while keeping the tone punchy and constructive:

I get the frustration — the Rose Garden and Oval Office feel like symbols that matter. That said, tearing things up or bulldozing them isn’t the answer. If you want the next president to reverse recent changes (like the Rose Garden paving) or remove gilded decor, the effective route is political and legal: vote, back candidates who promise restorations, push preservation groups, and pressure Congress or the National Park Service to act. Recent renovations to the Rose Garden and changes in the Oval have already sparked a lot of public debate.

Symbolic changes can be powerful restoration projects, new decor choices, and public ceremonies can rewrite the story without breaking the law. If you want, I can help draft a short social post or a letter to your representative calling for a thoughtful restoration plan.

[RandiFan1290]

53. I will bet anyone that this will be allowed to stand.

They may remove the gold but the 'ballroom' will be allowed to stand.

I will bet any of you.

I've seen this movie too may times.

[Queso Delicioso]

61. Just dedicate it as the E. Jean Carrol Ballroom

Then re-purpose it as a shelter & soup kitchen.

[Queso Delicioso]

60. We'll never be rid of the stain, the stench of this administration.

It might fade with time, but it'll always be one of the most shameful eras in our history.

[Martin Eden]

62. The important thing is it will be remembered in American history as a terrible stain

That means Trumpist fascism will have failed, and will be labeled for what it was in history books read by future generations.

Because if fascism succeeds, the truth of what is happening now will be flushed down the Memory hole.

[misanthrope]

81. +100*nm

**

[Passages]

63. Trump, the ugly American in every sense of the word.

[Otterdaemmerung]

66. Seize Mar-a-Lago for taxes...

... then bulldoze the whole thing in front of Trump as he's forced to watch from his prison cell.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

69. Strapped to a roll cart

in a straight jacket and muzzled like Hannibal Lecter.

[Paladin]

68. Couldn't possibly agree more.

Clean up all of this shit, from the very first fucking day of Democratic leadership.

[John Coktosten]

75. 100%

Totally agree.

[electric_blue68]

77. Totally with you!