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New pic: The entire East Wing of the WH has been demolished (Original Post) New Breed Leader Oct 2025 OP
This will be his legacy. His "monument" ... an ugly gilded brothel stuck on the side of the once majestic White House. QueerDuck Oct 2025 #1
I bet this isn't the only "monument" he's going to charge us to build for him. n/t forgotmylogin Oct 2025 #12
Here's a pic you can copy & paste KS Toronado Oct 2025 #37
For no good reason BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2025 #2
It, too, can be demolished. Fuck him. johnnyfins Oct 2025 #3
Should be the #1 priority of all Dem candidates from now on. rubbersole Oct 2025 #11
Perhaps, yet, NOBODY raised a real ruckus. Magoo48 Oct 2025 #23
There's a lot of outrage and disgust in my circle of friends. rubbersole Oct 2025 #31
Yup, same here. Magoo48 Oct 2025 #32
Being up against organized unlimited money that has been planning this coup for 30 years... rubbersole Oct 2025 #34
Yes, it was quite amazing here in the saddleback Valley, thousands of people showed up in multiple locations. Magoo48 Oct 2025 #35
I'm seeing it as well. Even from casual johnnyfins Oct 2025 #33
Jesus underpants Oct 2025 #4
The motherfucker has NO intention of leaving. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2025 #5
The bill of rights. Volaris Oct 2025 #18
My guess is all of it. tavernier Oct 2025 #28
truly sickening... hlthe2b Oct 2025 #6
"When I hear that sound (demolition), it reminds me of money". maxsolomon Oct 2025 #7
OR hannah Oct 2025 #8
The Bunker underneath SLClarke Oct 2025 #9
No bunker? At least if there's a surprise nuke attack by Mad Vlad then that mofo would die like the rest of us. Dave Bowman Oct 2025 #30
. Crunchy Frog Oct 2025 #10
Ugh.... I'm not even sure if this was done with NCPC approval sakabatou Oct 2025 #13
you can be sure.... reACTIONary Oct 2025 #14
Reason I ask is that people have been saying it has sakabatou Oct 2025 #17
I think I heard that it will be... reACTIONary Oct 2025 #24
Per ChatGPT: It's not required yet. dumbcat Oct 2025 #20
So... only the chair has given the approval? sakabatou Oct 2025 #22
It's a pretext for staying out of it.... reACTIONary Oct 2025 #26
I think you have mis-read ..... dumbcat Oct 2025 #36
""" AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #15
if we ever get the wh back , i want to see this unbuilt as a reminder to greed . selfishness ,etc , for ever. AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #16
Ballroom Parking quazimojo Oct 2025 #19
I don't think the people that come to these events ..... dumbcat Oct 2025 #21
As I was watching it and after I got beyond my total fury, I began to wonder about things like asbestos and Vinca Oct 2025 #25
Karma checked out of the equation about 55 years ago... Moostache Oct 2025 #29
The next Democratic Party candidate MUST turn it into a homeless shelter for veterans. Moostache Oct 2025 #27

QueerDuck

(1,689 posts)
1. This will be his legacy. His "monument" ... an ugly gilded brothel stuck on the side of the once majestic White House.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 01:54 PM
Oct 2025

Magoo48

(6,721 posts)
23. Perhaps, yet, NOBODY raised a real ruckus.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:07 PM
Oct 2025

Nobody showed up in mass, not the Dems, not the public, not the city, not the state, and not the contractors. It was a lot of pissing and moaning about what the Orange cartoon-character, presently squatting in our White House, can and cannot do legally or morally, but it was a little more than a small fart in a whirlwind. Until everybody with an interest in the latest obscene atrocity goes physically, by the thousands to where the action is, well, some care but most don’t.

rubbersole

(11,210 posts)
31. There's a lot of outrage and disgust in my circle of friends.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:34 PM
Oct 2025

It seems to be getting worse as the WH destruction continues.

Magoo48

(6,721 posts)
32. Yup, same here.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:43 PM
Oct 2025

My frustration grows from my fellow countryman’s apparent inability to turn their disgust and outrage into direct action. We have yet to demonstrate we will allow ourselves to be inconvenienced even though our freedoms hang in the balance. I include myself in this criticism.

rubbersole

(11,210 posts)
34. Being up against organized unlimited money that has been planning this coup for 30 years...
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:55 PM
Oct 2025

...an our once reliable media that respected truth, it does seem like the response isn't even close to being enough.
But on Saturday the turnout at the No Kings protest was amazing. In the normally very laid back Mayberry of the South, New Smyrna Beach FL, there were 2,700 people lining the streets. Three times the size of any of the previous protests. Very encouraging.

Magoo48

(6,721 posts)
35. Yes, it was quite amazing here in the saddleback Valley, thousands of people showed up in multiple locations.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 06:01 PM
Oct 2025

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,887 posts)
5. The motherfucker has NO intention of leaving.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 02:20 PM
Oct 2025

Last edited Thu Oct 23, 2025, 06:01 PM - Edit history (1)

What more is he going to demolish?

Volaris

(11,691 posts)
18. The bill of rights.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:45 PM
Oct 2025

This by itself, should land him in a cement box for the rest of his miserable life.

tavernier

(14,439 posts)
28. My guess is all of it.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:19 PM
Oct 2025

I don’t think he intends to keep any of it. It will be a Las Vegas hotel on steroids once it’s finished.

maxsolomon

(38,694 posts)
7. "When I hear that sound (demolition), it reminds me of money".
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 02:32 PM
Oct 2025

-The President of the United States

SLClarke

(71 posts)
9. The Bunker underneath
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:14 PM
Oct 2025

Are they going to re-build the Presidential bunker underneath the East Wing as well?

Dave Bowman

(7,146 posts)
30. No bunker? At least if there's a surprise nuke attack by Mad Vlad then that mofo would die like the rest of us.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:30 PM
Oct 2025

sakabatou

(46,132 posts)
17. Reason I ask is that people have been saying it has
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:43 PM
Oct 2025

Either I'm getting crossed wires, or the repukes are lying. Again.

reACTIONary

(7,161 posts)
24. I think I heard that it will be...
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:11 PM
Oct 2025

... because TSF packed it with his supporters. I don't think that has happened yet. OR, maybe they copped out by saying that they can only approve construction, not demolition. But it won't make any difference either way.

dumbcat

(2,160 posts)
20. Per ChatGPT: It's not required yet.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:49 PM
Oct 2025

According to multiple news reports, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has not formally approved the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, because the commission chair has stated that the NCPC’s jurisdiction does not include demolition or site-preparation work — only new construction (vertical build).

In short:

The chair of the NCPC, Will Scharf, said that demolition can begin without the NCPC’s approval.

reACTIONary

(7,161 posts)
26. It's a pretext for staying out of it....
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:14 PM
Oct 2025

.... And the board has been packed with TSF's supporters

dumbcat

(2,160 posts)
36. I think you have mis-read .....
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 07:30 PM
Oct 2025

There is no approval. The Chair said it wasn't required yet. You can believe him or not, I suppose.

AllaN01Bear

(29,458 posts)
16. if we ever get the wh back , i want to see this unbuilt as a reminder to greed . selfishness ,etc , for ever.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:42 PM
Oct 2025

quazimojo

(10 posts)
19. Ballroom Parking
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:46 PM
Oct 2025

Where’s everyone going to park? Guess he’s going to build a parking garage on the west side…

dumbcat

(2,160 posts)
21. I don't think the people that come to these events .....
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:52 PM
Oct 2025

.... drive themselves.

I wonder if it will have a helicopter landing pad on the roof?

Vinca

(53,960 posts)
25. As I was watching it and after I got beyond my total fury, I began to wonder about things like asbestos and
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:13 PM
Oct 2025

lead paint. The previous work on the East Wing was the 1940's. Asbestos was used all the time with no regard for safety. What are the chances there was even the slightest effort to protect the area from asbestos dust? Come to think of it, I'm still furious. I was just watching Nicolle's show and they were talking about Trump just being the current occupant of the White House and not the owner. How can he just up and decide to discard a chunk of something he doesn't own? What karma it would be if his lungs breathed in asbestos, he got cancer and died a painful death.

Moostache

(11,171 posts)
29. Karma checked out of the equation about 55 years ago...
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
Oct 2025

That wrthless son of a bitch deserves to suffer more than any human being in history before he is granted release of death. He should get the sum total of ALL HUMAN SUFFERING IN HISTORY dumped on him at once.

Moostache

(11,171 posts)
27. The next Democratic Party candidate MUST turn it into a homeless shelter for veterans.
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:19 PM
Oct 2025

No matter what.
No mater who does not like it.

The only way to make anything useful come out of the dumpster fire that is Trump is turn his gaudy into grace.

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