Revealed: Trump ripped out presidential bunker he fled to in 2020

[littlemissmartypants]

Sarah K. BurrisJanuary 19, 2026 | 09:20AM ET

...The PEOC [Presidential Emergency Operations Center] was built during World War II...

When demolition of the East Wing began in October 2025, the PEOC was also torn out. One source told CNN there is a “high degree of confidence” that all previous subterranean structures are now gone, but emphasized that other redundant systems exist to protect the president. Removed elements include ventilation and underground facilities for the White House Military Office and the Secret Service Uniformed Division; a second source said, “all of that seems to be gone.”

Trump initially cited $200 million for the new ballroom, a figure that has since ballooned to $400 million. That amount does not include the underground work. Trump has said the ballroom will be funded by private donors, but any new subterranean security infrastructure will ultimately be paid for by U.S. taxpayers, the report said.

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Jonathan Wackrow, a former US Secret Service agent and CNN contributor, told the reporter that Americans will likely never know how much is being done five stories below the White House.

“If you think about trying to mitigate the threats today and the threats for tomorrow, you’re really talking about emerging technologies, emerging infrastructure — stuff that may not be commercially available. We’re never going to get the line of sight on how much that costs,” Wackrow said.

https://www.alternet.org/trump-bunker-2674907874/

[EarlG]

1. This seems, uh... dangerous

We're letting Trump, who is best pals with Putin, build a number of new secure areas below the White House. How secure is that actually going to be? Once it's built, future presidents will use these areas; they can hardly demolish the whole thing again to find out whether he had surveillance equipment installed.

Given Trump's history of absconding with classified documents, and his known desire to appease foreign dictators like Putin, is anyone going to feel particularly safe using these new areas that he is building inside the White House?

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Yep.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Russia and China will have their equipment there right away.

[Botany]

4. And will Russia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and China already have the blueprints and will Putin and Musk have

a direct and secured phone/computer link to the new Führerbunker? Will the Russian ambassador
have a bedroom, a bathroom, and sitting room in the new Führerbunker?

[Walleye]

5. Sounds like a good time for someone to storm the White House and attack

Not advocating violence, but we know what a coward and chicken he is, where would he go?