White House plans to demolish entire East Wing as ballroom cost hits $300 million

[Miles Archer]

White House plans to demolish entire East Wing as ballroom cost hits $300 million

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/white-house-plans-to-demolish-entire-east-wing-as-ballroom-cost-hits-300-million/ar-AA1P01VF

The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials told CBS News, part of a project championed by President Trump to add a ballroom to the complex.

Mr. Trump said Wednesday that the ballroom will cost $300 million — up from the $200 million figure that White House officials initially cited. The White House says the project will be funded entirely by private donors, some of whom have pledged seven or eight figures.

Construction crews were spotted tearing down part of the East Wing's facade earlier this week.

The demolition work marks a reversal from earlier this year, when Mr. Trump said the 90,000-square-foot ballroom project "won't interfere with the current building." The East Wing was built in 1902 and renovated in 1942.

[Norrrm]

1. Every republican running should be tied with this destruction.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. My guess is that the final tab for this atrocity will be in the $500 million range.

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Poor estimating, change orders, mission creep, etc.

[Miles Archer]

3. Agree completely, and who knows if it will stop there?

Remember, in 2015, when Trump first announced he was running, he said he was going to finance his entire campaign..."I'm rich, I don't need the money."

How long did that last? Five minutes?

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Spanky lies a lot.

The fact he's torn down the East Wing when he said he wasn't lends credibility to his lies about these statements. It'll also take longer to build than his estimated finish date.

[Irish_Dem]

5. And Trump will stiff the workers and pocket most of it.

Money laundering scheme.

Half a billion dollars.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Yep.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Do you mean 500 million?

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Yes, I did. Fixed it.

I'm over-tired.

[Retrograde]

4. That's a 50% cost increase

in what? a month? 6 weeks? Who’s minding the treasury? The federal budget? WTF is L’il Mikey doing?

[C_U_L8R]

7. In other words, a typical Trump project

A total fuckup on every level.

[republianmushroom]

8. Before it is completed, bet it hit closer to $400 million.

[Irish_Dem]

14. At this rate it will soon be $500 million.

[Diraven]

9. It's going be in the billions before it's done

And most of the cost will embezzlement by Trump himself and his cronies.

[Irish_Dem]

15. This is exactly what I think will happen.

Actually happening as we speak.

[Polybius]

10. Why so much?

A entire house the size of the White House doesn't even cost $40 million.