NYT: Trump will Demolish ENTIRE East Wing

[Beetwasher.]

Read it and weep.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/22/2349902/-White-House-Changes-Course-and-Will-Demolish-Entire-East-Wing?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

[Maru Kitteh]

1. I will weep when he dies.

Tears of joy.

Trump is 10 gallons of emesis in a 5 gallon bucket.

[Celerity]

2. Question: Is Trump planning to demolish the entire White House?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220741451

[Vinca]

11. That's exactly what I'm wondering. I woke up at 3:30 this morning and couldn't get that out of my head.

He knows he's "owning the libs" destroying the East Wing, maybe he'll decide to show us who's king and level it all.

[herding cats]

3. It's already gone.

In not kidding. There were only two exterior walls left last I saw and the rest was completely destroyed.

[cliffside]

4. More from the article ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/east-wing-white-house-demolition-trump.html

"The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

...But, upon further evaluation, the White House determined it was cheaper and more structurally sound to demolish the East Wing to construct the ballroom, rather than build an addition, the official said.

The new structure will also have enhanced security features, the official said.

Mr. Trump is raising tens of millions in private donations to fund the project, the official said. The president plans to contribute some of his own money as well, though the amount has not been determined, the official added."

[Norrrm]

6. Probably no accountability for the many million$ collected, or the spending, or his profit/excess kept.

[Paladin]

5. Thanks for absolutely NOTHING, NY Times. (nt)

[lame54]

7. Why do they assume he's stopping there?

[UTUSN]

8. Is this Before or After demolishing the country?

[DET]

9. Huh?

...But, upon further evaluation, the White House determined it was cheaper and more structurally sound to demolish the East Wing to construct the ballroom, rather than build an addition, the official said.

That makes no sense. The original plan was to build a completely separate structure. How is it more structurally sound to rip down an entire wing of the White House, potentially compromising the remainder of the building? And the ballroom IS an addition if they replace the East Wing with this monstrosity. How is this cheaper? Whoever wrote that crap unquestioningly should be fired.

I’m increasingly coming to the conclusion that Trump’s real plan is and always has been to destroy the entire White House and replace it with a palace worthy of a king - or a dictator.

[thought crime]

10. I'm wondering if it's going to look a lot like the Kremlin.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. The White House will look like a post-war Cape Cod next to a tacky McMansion.

[Champp]

13. The Republican lied to us about this. Big stinking lies.

The Republicans bow down to him and his endless lies. Then they lie to support his lies,