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Sogo

(7,302 posts)
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:21 PM Oct 2025

I read that the projected completion of that vanity ballroom is 2029.

....just in time for the transition to a new administration.

Don't even think that he will be staying. That ain't happening.

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Irish_Dem

(82,312 posts)
5. 100% of it is his. He will stiff all the vendors or pay them with taxpayer money.
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:52 PM
Oct 2025

Mark my word on this.

Gore1FL

(22,981 posts)
3. The "Epstein Ballroom" will be built much faster without the need for oversite, inspection, permits, approval, etc.
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:28 PM
Oct 2025

And because none of the contractors will ever be paid-in-full for the unauthorized work, funding should be a breeze, too.

But, yeah, he intends to stay.

haele

(15,593 posts)
4. Aaaannnddd... Climate change will cause a CAT 2 to hit DC...
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:45 PM
Oct 2025

And it will collapse in on itself due to day-labor (or worse, prison.labor) craftsmanship, building shortcuts, lack of inspections for code compliance, and the cheapest building materials possible with a lot of spray enamel, patch kits, and bondo.

Walleye

(45,412 posts)
7. I really think our candidate should run on restoring the dignity to the White House not just the office but the building
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 09:17 PM
Oct 2025

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