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mnmoderatedem

(3,913 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:19 PM Wednesday

Imagine the consvervative reaction

if Barack Obama had torn down the east wing of the White House in order to build a ballroom. repeatedly promised it would all be privately funded and would not "cost taxpayers a dime", then turned around and had congressional democrats demand taxpayers shell out a cool billion to fund it.

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flashman13

(2,548 posts)
8. The brazen corruption and grifting is like people have never seen before. It's the greatest ever.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:56 PM
Wednesday

sop

(19,175 posts)
2. "if Barack Obama had torn down the east wing of the White House..." Stop right there, no need to go any further.
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:40 PM
Wednesday

I still can't get past the fact Trump demolished the entire East Wing, in the dark of night, without any legal right or authorization, and no one's done shit about it.

electric_blue68

(27,190 posts)
12. It's...yeah. You Don't DO things like that! Well, obviously he did...
Thu May 7, 2026, 03:28 AM
Thursday

A whole wing?! Wtf! No excuse for such wholesale destruction! It's still terrible!
And the ballroom? Fuck that!

I visited the WH decades back. I did some quick drawings soon after.
I came upon them a few weeks ago. They included the East Wing entrance room. I sighed.
Can't always get angry (not healthy), but damn.

AZ8theist

(7,579 posts)
7. Trump is an angel compared to Obama.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:31 PM
Wednesday

I mean, after all, Obama wore a TAN SUIT!!!

Oh, THE HORROR!!!!

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