General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill the next Democratic President tear down Trump's "ballroom"? (POLL)
From "Daily Kos" -
One of the best comments I've ever seen...
cminus
Don Dumitru
Oct 26, 2025 at 11:18:29 AM
SCENE: somewhere in Putins compound near Sochi.
PUTIN to OLIGARCH 1: I tell you, hell do anything. Anything I say.
OLIGARCH 1 to PUTIN: Sure, hes done a lot. But there have to be limits youve got to be careful ...
PUTIN to OLIGARCH 1: No, I mean it. Ill bet you a million dollars. If I say the word, hell do it.
O1 to P: How about
bulldoze the White House?
P to O1: Hand me the phone.
(someone brought this to life in quaoars most recent Russian Stuff Blowing Up, IIRC).
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/26/2350339/-Trump-says-he-was-told-Sir-you-can-start-the-demolition-tonight#comment_92148806
| 43 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
| Yes, it will be a priority | |
15 (35%) |
|
| No, we only tore down Nazi buildings after WW2 | |
0 (0%) |
|
| They will rationalize leaving it stand | |
21 (49%) |
|
| There will be no White House, there will be Trump Palace | |
2 (5%) |
|
| They will hold the trials there | |
3 (7%) |
|
| They will tear it down and have the rubble dumped at Mar a Lago | |
2 (5%) |
|
| 0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
| Show usernames
Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll |
|
Autumn
(49,019 posts)his tawdry shit.
Jack Valentino
(5,244 posts)I'm sure we can find an appropriate use for it, without spending more money to get rid of it!
orangecrush
(31,138 posts)Its the new Reichstag.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,754 posts)
I figure filling it up half way with 3" pit balls would require about 200 million balls.
XKCD:
https://xkcd.com/150/
bcbink
(128 posts)I think it would be great to hold the trials for all of them in the Ballroom
LostOne4Ever
(9,767 posts)Not only would that turn a symbol of greed into one of Compassion but I cant imagine anything that would piss off Trump more than HIS BALLROOM helping poor people!
Crunchy Frog
(28,299 posts)Shrek
(4,462 posts)But the administration will be quietly grateful for the facilities and space.
surrealAmerican
(11,927 posts)This is a large construction project with not much of a plan. They will not actually build anything.
Kick in to the DU tip jar?
This week we're running a special pop-up mini fund drive. From Monday through Friday we're going ad-free for all registered members, and we're asking you to kick in to the DU tip jar to support the site and keep us financially healthy.
As a bonus, making a contribution will allow you to leave kudos for another DU member, and at the end of the week we'll recognize the DUers who you think make this community great.