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57. What about the old executive office building next to the West Wing?

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 02:57 PM

Oct 2020

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The West Wing is very small, with tiny offices. Most of the White House staff work in the Old Executive Office building (OEOB) next to the West Wing. I worked in the Executive Office of the President for one year and am very familiar with the offices. I suspect many of those in the OEOB are likewise worried. For example the VP main office is in the OEOB, not the West Wing.

I suspect the West Wing is a code word for the President's staff, which is a few hundred people.

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CNN just reported the WH West Wing is "shut down" because of COVID [View all] jpak Oct 2020 OP

Why wasn't it already soothsayer Oct 2020 #1

Exactly - I hope they all quit en masse FakeNoose Oct 2020 #49

So what, then, would be the point of Trump coming home to a shut down office? Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #2

PR. The "triumphant" return of the hero. Statistical Oct 2020 #3

Maybe that will be trump's out for flip-flopping yonder Oct 2020 #8

So he can yell at the paintings lol nt Javaman Oct 2020 #59

That's why they all run away from our now infected house. Lock him up. Oct 2020 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw Oct 2020 #4

You are deliciously Machiavellian, 33taw! n/t targetpractice Oct 2020 #7

As I type this, news reports say that Trump wnylib Oct 2020 #61

That sounds about right. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2020 #18

Don't worry superpatriotman Oct 2020 #5

Somehow that doesn't sound comforting. LisaL Oct 2020 #9

No, Putin is in charged Denvermosaic Oct 2020 #30

So, no change in normal operating status. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #44

Jared--Al Haig sans battle-ribbons? lastlib Oct 2020 #50

Horrific National Security Emergency. liberalmuse Oct 2020 #6

Not to worry. No one of sound mind has been in charge since January 20, 2017. Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #28

Yes, this is a very grave situation. CentralMass Oct 2020 #42

Correct me, but I think the last time the West Wing was empty was on 9/11 tinrobot Oct 2020 #10

Donald was able to do something only terrorists could, shut down the WH, reckless and irresponsible Baclava Oct 2020 #11

ergo, trump is the same as a terrorist flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #68

Hopefully Senate Republicans huddled together tightly with their evil meetings to... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #12

I was just thinking that this must happen. FarPoint Oct 2020 #13

Well Donny never did any work there when it was open I guess he can do no work someplace else. Botany Oct 2020 #14

We've all become german experts recently. Especially this word. erronis Oct 2020 #35

Actually that word, schadenfreude, was one of the #1 searched words last week when it came out ... Botany Oct 2020 #37

Misspelling correction lsewpershad Oct 2020 #43

Excellent! (koff-koff) erronis Oct 2020 #45

Backpfeifengesicht. niyad Oct 2020 #64

That's my current favorite! Very appropriate. nt crickets Oct 2020 #69

scheisse equals hovno/guvno sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #67

White House Down underpants Oct 2020 #15

They can't be trusted with security issues lunatica Oct 2020 #58

Womp Womp for wittle Donny's West Wing Blue Owl Oct 2020 #16

Herd immunity might be job security at the Whitehouse. ntp AnnaLee Oct 2020 #17

Well, now we know there's no such thing as Turd Immunity. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #56

Could be the best thing that's happened in the last 4 years. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #19

Now I'm starting to think that they transported his Orange @$$ to WR to stop him from CentralMass Oct 2020 #20

It was a WH staffer that leaked to Bloomberg FakeNoose Oct 2020 #52

+1 CentralMass Oct 2020 #53

I remember when it happened during Obama's tenure, twice! ffr Oct 2020 #21

And they went home to their families . . . . Iliyah Oct 2020 #22

if joe wins next month , in jan they will have to put that place on a huge deep clean and detox. AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #23

To say nothing of the stench of sulfur.......... lastlib Oct 2020 #51

If this is the "October Surprise" CountAllVotes Oct 2020 #24

Nobody left who is NOT infected? DFW Oct 2020 #25

Kimberly has already had it. She could step in and run things until this blows over. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #26

Will they ever figure out how a pandemic spreads? sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 #27

A good place to start would be Trump, gab13by13 Oct 2020 #39

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. nt SunSeeker Oct 2020 #29

Fumigation starts early, that's all. Clear out the staff and artwork and commence sterilization. Evolve Dammit Oct 2020 #31

Kick....n/t Upthevibe Oct 2020 #32

The entire WH probably needs disinfected... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #33

The White House is going to need a major decontamination to remove Covid and Trup's stench out Denvermosaic Oct 2020 #34

West Wing is "shut down" - Like that's a viable option. dchill Oct 2020 #36

What's wrong with just running aerosolized chlorine bleach through the WH ventilation system erronis Oct 2020 #38

Now shut down the Whitehouse. lsewpershad Oct 2020 #40

So any local mcdonald's manager deancr Oct 2020 #41

I'm imagining some poor African American old woman... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #46

Are we a failed state yet? Tanuki Oct 2020 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Tanuki Oct 2020 #48

How on fucking Earth does anyone want 4 more years of this? world wide wally Oct 2020 #54

The ones who are making money off this, the ones consolidating their power. Oh, and the niyad Oct 2020 #72

Covid-45 Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2020 #55

What about the old executive office building next to the West Wing? PuppyBismark Oct 2020 #57

Trump said he is going back to the WH 49jim Oct 2020 #60

Thanks, Obama! nilram Oct 2020 #63

This whole scene appears to be full of HOVNO. According to Royal Carpathian Mountain descendants sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #65

This looks G-d-awful Larissa Oct 2020 #66

I feel bad for the residence staff, the Secret Service, and other non-political employees democrattotheend Oct 2020 #70

jpak Coyote45 Oct 2020 #71

fucking morons Skittles Oct 2020 #73