"If He Builds It, Tear It Down" Fuck Yes!

[edhopper]

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-builds-it-tear-it-down

It should not be torn down quietly. Its destruction should be a public event. It should be pledged on the campaign trail by Democratic candidates. The day after inauguration, there should be a fireworks show over the White House as wrecking balls and backhoes smash the white walls of the fascist hangar. Citizens should gather in Lafayette Square and the National Mall and cheer as the gaudy pillars of the insulting structure are imploded by demolition experts. Let barbecues and block parties spring up around the nation as Americans watch the event on live television. Let there be a celebratory concert in front of the pile of rubble. Let us create a historic moment of national catharsis. Let us nonviolently smash the Trump era into dust.

It is important that the destruction of this monstrosity be guaranteed in advance. It is important to say to Trump himself that no matter how extravagantly he defiles The People’s House, his legacy will be erased. His monument to himself will not stand. All of his childish efforts to glorify his name will be for naught. Have fun, you pathetic little man. The humility which you could never achieve will be enforced upon you by dynamite.

[rampartd]

1. implode the mfer

the more dynamite the better.

[Mz Pip]

2. Turn it into a museum

celebrating DEI.

[Martin68]

11. It is an obscenity no matter what is put inside it.

[GoCubsGo]

23. There are already multiple museums "celebrating DEI."

That includes the African American History and Culture Museum, The American Indian Museums in DC and NYC, The Asian Art Museum, he African American Art Museum... None of which are currently being properly funded, along with every other Smithsonian museum. I prefer my tax dollars to go to that, rather than toward the upkeep of a shoddily-built Trump abomination--if it ever gets built.

[eShirl]

3. make him/his estate pay to have the east wing meticulously restored

[intheflow]

7. Yes, please!

[Scalded Nun]

8. This is whatI have been saying. He/his estate should be billed for every penny of damages he cas caused the country

Freeze every asset he has until the bills are paid in full.

[Linda ladeewolf]

9. This! Make him pay up front for a complete, accurate rebuild!

[AllaN01Bear]

10. and get bag the things he stole . sold and porloined .

[Mr.Bee]

13. Liquidate His Ass-sets

to pay for this disgrace!

[MissouriDem47]

47. The Next President

Who will be a Democrat should send TACO a personal bill to have it restored. No outside contributions allowed.

[dalton99a]

4. And nothing that is taxpayer-paid should have his name on it.

[usonian]

5. Do ya remember what's his name?

Or Epstein's pal?

[Solly Mack]

6. Yep. Destroy it. Part and parcel to destroying him. Nothing of that man should be left standing. Not even Trump Tower.

The tributes to himself he has built or claimed, all gone.

Not the memory - because he should be pointed to as a traitor to America always.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

12. Put it back; charge the Turnip family for restorations; install a continuous pile of crap in Washington as a "memorial"

Please.

[calimary]

36. No. Don't merely charge them for restorations.

CONFISCATE the funds. Trump won’t voluntarily pay a nickel for any of it. IMPOUND whatever’s needed from him. Force it on him anyway.

[Doc_Technical]

14. The Rose Garden also needs to be restored.

[edhopper]

19. 100% This!!!!

[calimary]

38. Yep. That, too.

The Rose Garden. FULLY AND COMPLETELY restored.

[Uncle Joe]

15. and have fireworks when it gets dark while they're doing it to celebrate Independence Day

Thanks for the thread edhopper

[William Seger]

16. Also promise to undo every rename (nt)

[Mark.b2]

17. Prediction: He's going to name it after some well thought of American hero...

The next Democratic president will commission a massive overhaul of the decor to de-Trump it, but he won’t tear it down.

[ShazzieB]

25. Naming it after anyone other than himself would be wildly out of character for that Orange Hellbeast.

He's much, much, much too egotistical and narcissistic to do anything else.

Don't forget, this is a guy who slaps his name on everything he can. There's no way he would build a grotesquely large, tastelessy overdecorated ballroom and NOT put TRUMP on it in great big letters.

[JHB]

18. Not just the Russian Ballroom. The Predator Patio should be ripped out, root and stem

The WH grounds need to be fumigated of anything Trump.

[littlemissmartypants]

20. Can we name every toxic waste dump as follows:

Trump toxic dump #1, #2, #3, ...#45, ...#47 etc?

You get the idea. Nothing but toxic dumps should carry the name.

[calimary]

21. DAYUM!!!

“It is important that the destruction of this monstrosity be guaranteed in advance. It is important to say to Trump himself that no matter how extravagantly he defiles The People’s House, his legacy will be erased. His monument to himself will not stand. All of his childish efforts to glorify his name will be for naught. Have fun, you pathetic little man. The humility which you could never achieve will be enforced upon you by dynamite.“

This! Oh SO EXTREMELY MUCH this! (And YES. I’m yelling, dammit!!!)

[louis-t]

22. His name must be taken off everything.

EVERYTHING!

[calimary]

39. And THAT is what will hurt him the most.

Take his damn detestable name off of EVERYTHING.

[travelingthrulife]

24. Including AI development under this regime.

[Festivito]

26. The Trump Soup Kitchen for the poor, the needy, and the ostracized.

May it forever keep us aware of the least of these our brethren to those who represent us.

[evolves]

27. Ozymandias

OZYMANDIAS

PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

[Figarosmom]

28. I dont think it will ever get built

There will still be a gapping hole there in 2028.

[Blue Owl]

29. Destroy every goddamn thing

Then shit on his grave

[LPBBEAR]

59. Install a

PortaPotty over his grave.

[eppur_se_muova]

60. This is one of the best suggestions I have ever read in my entire life ! nt

[William Seger]

30. Might as well tear it down, the people who "dontated" will have already gotten their payoff (nt)

[paleotn]

31. In 2029....

Rip it all down. All of it. The "bawl room", restore the Rose Garden, and all the other affronts to history and decency this fucking bastard has created in the White House. Part of the national healing process. And erasing his memory.

And when he dies, dig his ass up and dump him in unmarked grave somewhere. If there's objection from his "family" or Repukes in general, ask them if they'd like to join him.

[Sneederbunk]

32. Delay construction. Delay, delay, delay

so that there will be less of a structure to tear down.

[calimary]

40. This!

This, too! And make sure those delays cost him more and more and more…

Hmmm, don’t we need inspections and permits and panels of approval to do so much as trim a hangnail?

[Sogo]

44. This.

The lawsuit by the preservation group should make delays possible. He can get a taste of his own legal delay tactics.

[Paladin]

33. THIS is what I want! Just as soon as possible! (nt)

[IcyPeas]

34. Meanwhile....

The trump organization and Jared Kushners company are building all over the world.... Middle East, Europe, India, vietnam.... luxury resorts, golf courses, etc.

Get this... kushner is building a luxury resort in Mexico.... Mexico!!!

It's sickening to me that people are willing to do business with this grifter family.

[Stardust Mirror]

35. We should tell him what we're gonna do

Take his name off everything he put it on and make him pay for all he destroyed (East Wing) and find him guilty in multiple posthumous trials so his legacy is a nothing but a long list of crimes.

[malaise]

37. Love it

Rec

[usonian]

41. Hand him over to Judge Andres

[Sogo]

42. I don't see how a building built with private funds can be constructed on public land.

And what about liability insurance. Surely the taxpayers shouldn't have to cover the liability for a private building....

[quakerboy]

43. I dont care about the building. I care about who is in the buildings.

Forget walls and decor. Fire EVERY single person hired under either trump administration. Top to bottom. The top cabinet member down to the dog catcher. If they came in under trump, they are out. then we take a hard hard look at anyone who advanced under trump.

Thats what I care about. thats what should have happened when he left office the first time.

[Crunchy Frog]

57. We can, and should, do both.

[lrucks1952]

45. Destroy it

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YES!! The dems should run on taking this maga ball room down as a priority!!!!. None of this just moving forward stuff!! It should not stand under any circumstances. We as Dems cannot keep letting the righties tear up our country and we just tend to move on...TEAR IT DOWN!!!! should be the motto!!

Also, any Maga person in any position of authority should be dismissed immediately!! under a Dem president!!! All military administrators/leaders fired should be asked to return. Replace the Rose garden along with getting all that Gold trimmed nonsense out of the oval office. No unveiling of any presidential photos of this clown of any type....Its my feeling that we must sanitize our government from this poison that is taking place right now! Make America Good Again!!

[Old Crank]

46. Yes, but pull out what can be recycled or reused first.

Or even sold off for souvenirs.

[nwliberalkiwi]

48. Show Trials

Show Trials for Trump and all members of his criminal team, then long prison sentences in strict isolation!!!

[tonekat]

49. Like destroying the Horcruxes of Voldemort. N/T

[Mc Mike]

50. Then, demolish every tRump named building and golf course in the country.

[Godot51]

51. The story of the Carlton Towers in London:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/21/rising-from-the-rubble-london-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing

[ShazamIam]

52. Sue him for the cost of tearing it down and the cost of rebuilding. He tore it down with no authority. nt

[byronius]

53. Absolutely!

[melm00se]

54. As much as Trump revolts me

this kind of behavior will blow up in the face of Democratic candidates.

By doing this? They have become what they hate.

I am not comfortable with that and I doubt many Democratic would be as well.

[jmowreader]

55. I can't say I agree with tearing it down the day after the inauguration

What's wrong with tearing it down on the day of the inauguration? He can watch them do it from the back seat of a police car.

[drmeow]

56. Assuming the f**ker is still alive (please, all the dieties, NO)

Add some digs that will get under his skin.
Make an official White House announcement (big press conference, maybe even in the Oval office) in which the POS is described as

too tacky and unattractive to be up to the standards of the White House
poorly designed, constructed, and decorated
cheap in both quality and appearance
lowers the real estate value of the White House (even though this is irrelevant, its a direct dig at him)

Any other description (which will be, of course, 100% true) that clearly insults his taste and imagined skills.

[KS Toronado]

58. I'd like to see all the Jan 6th insurrectionists that TSF.ucker pardoned arrested

and given a sledge hammer, since they love tearing things down.

[RainCaster]

61. All those who donated to that project must pay for this

Or else they will be tried with criminal bribery of our POTUS. Charges against the signatory as well as all in the approval chain.

[CatWoman]

62. EMERGENCY Hearing TO BLOCK TRUMP BALLROOM Scheduled

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[DownriverDem]

63. Of all trump did and does

the tearing down of the East Wing has horrified me the most.

[ChazInAz]

64. The contactor that did this

Needs to lose their license.