Tourists BALK at White House demo as Trump eyes ballroom tribute... to himself? - All In - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

“Donald Trump unilaterally and irreversibly destroyed an entire wing of The People's House to build a ballroom,” says Chris Hayes. - Aired on 10/24/2025.

[sheshe2]

1. I have no words left.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Same here!

I've only seen the White House from a distance when I was in D.C. It was during the Obama administration and when I saw a figure in one of the upper windows, I imagined that it was Michelle Obama putting her girls to bed.

[sheshe2]

3. That was a nice image to take with you, Rhi.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I've only been to D.C. a couple of times, the first was when my uncle worked there and I had a flight layover

I'd been to visit my grandmother at her retirement community in NC and she always called my uncle to leave work and look after me. I was in my 20s, but it was still nice to see him and my younger cousin. And once when my flight home was late, he took me to his office to show me around. He was a computer tech and he liked visiting my office since I worked with computers, too - though it wasn't quite the same. *sigh*

I don't know why this demolition is getting to me, but it is. This idiot-in-chief has no sense of history.

[sheshe2]

8. That was a nice story about your time in DC.

And yes, I know how you feel about all this. It's the cruelty, he thrives on hurting people.

[wcmagumba]

4. Me too, I only saw it from a distance (tour tram thingy) way back when, losing its beauty under TSF...

We drove past the Supreme Court, the FBI building and went to Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Got to go in the National Archives and see the Declaration of Independence and I think, the Constitution...Drove through Arlington Cemetery and around the city in general...it was great...

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Sounds like a great tour! And I have visited Arlington, another defining place in our history

And the usurper-in-chief has even managed to desecrate that sacrosanct place...

[Firestorm49]

7. Every fricking day it's another fiasco. Every day.