Having done some restoration work on 17th and 18th

[cachukis]

century homes and restored furniture from those time periods, I admired the craftsmanship of the carpenters and furniture makers.
Having hunted through many salvage yards, I know the door and window casings alone would be cherished for their White House identity.
What savages we have managing our country.
Is this what we accept as a nation?
I continue to be sickened.

[Irish_Dem]

1. We can assume anything of value Trump took into his possession.

He will then claim everything was destroyed.

[MissouriDem47]

2. Why Not?

Even did that with classified material.

[Irish_Dem]

3. He used to steal art work from the American embassies when visiting them.

During his first term.

We can assume he has done the same with the White House.
Anything of value he has taken.

[William Seger]

9. Good point -- we need ACCOUNTING for the East Wing contents (nt)

[Irish_Dem]

14. Why? No one cares or no one will do anything.

[Chemical Bill]

15. He did literally destroy the Bonwit Teller building...

including all the architectural artwork, and I find it hard to believe that he learned anything since then.

[Irish_Dem]

16. He gets off on the destruction of priceless objects, values, beliefs, etc.

He loves hurting, upsetting and shocking people.

He feels powerful and important.
And he knows there is nothing anyone can or will do to stop him.

[ChicagoTeamster]

4. These are the @$$h0l3$ who referred to the native Americans as savages.

They're the most irreverent classless people and many of them identify as Christian as a political identity as if that makes any bigoted ignorant action or utterance of theirs blessed by the Lord.

[Raven123]

5. What's amazing is that Trump didn't come up with a scam

To sell of pieces of the East Wing. It’s how you know he has dementia. He always grifts.

[Clouds Passing]

6. The Notsee Cabal is out to destroy everything FD Roosevelt.

Their hatred of him is glaringly showing.

[William Seger]

10. Probably multiple reasons, but the destruction is absolutely deliberate, not thoughtless

[John1956PA]

7. I read that the wretched Josh Hawley likened the destruction of the East Wing . . .

. . . to the (fictional) destruction of statues during the George Floyd protests.

Faux is running with Hawley's comment as though he was brilliant in shutting down a CNN reporter who asked about the destruction of the historically valuable architecture of the East Wing.

[William Seger]

11. It would be a shitty argument even if it WERE a remotely valid comparison

It would be an example of such shitty logic that it has special name: the Tu Quoque Fallacy

[TexLaProgressive]

8. He has a history

Sorry for the link. It’s getting harder to post pictures

The Travesty of Trump Tower and Bonwit Teller
https://envisioningtheamericandream.com/2024/04/15/the-travesty-of-trump-tower-and-bonwit-teller/

[Igel]

12. The colonade from the Residence to the East Wing was from 1902.

Jefferson built the original one, but it was replaced.

As was a good chunk of the ground floor of the EW.

The 2nd floor and part of the ground floor of the EW was from 1942.

Historical societies spent over a month going over the place and removing things. The actual offices were relocated over a month ago.

But you're right, people would have paid a pretty penny for some of the stuff that was just trashed.

[Crunchy Frog]

13. May the Epstein Ballroom have a very short lifetime.

I hope the next administration will hire top restoration experts.

[CaptainTruth]

17. I have experience with architectural salvage...

...and you're right. Everything salvageable should have been removed before demolition of the structure. Clearly it wasn't.

I think Trump just wanted to do it quickly before people realized what was happening. He didn't want to take a chance that anyone could stop it.