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SocialDemocrat61

(6,662 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2025, 06:29 AM Oct 26

So the Washington Post is defending Trump's ballroom [View all]

If this management had been there in 1973, they would have fired Woodward and Bernstein and complimented Nixon on his unconventional re-election strategy.

Bezos’s Washington Post jumps to the defense of Trump’s new ballroom: ‘A shot across the bow at NIMBYs everywhere’
The newspaper’s editorial board argued in an op-ed that other presidents have also left their mark on the White House
Rhian Lubin in New York

The Washington Post’s editorial board has jumped to the defense of President Donald Trump and his $300 million ballroom in its latest op-ed for the newspaper.

Jeff Bezos is the owner of the Post and the CEO of Amazon, one of the tech giants that has contributed funds toward Trump’s ballroom, along with Apple, Google, HP, Microsoft and Meta.

Trump’s new project has prompted widespread criticism this week after crews began demolishing the White House’s historic East Wing, contrary to assurances the president made earlier in the year that the building would not be impacted by the lavish plans.

Now it has been razed to the ground to make way for the ballroom, which will dwarf the 55,000 square-foot White House at 90,000 square feet.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bezos-washington-post-defense-trump-ballroom-b2852309.html

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So the Washington Post is defending Trump's ballroom [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 OP

Of course. WAPO loves destroying stuff--look what they did to a once renowned national newspaper. hlthe2b Oct 26 #1

It's a big grift, gab13by13 Oct 26 #2

The Washington Post is dead to me Walleye Oct 26 #3

It's dead to me also, despite being a paperboy for the WP once upon a time. dedl67 Oct 26 #14

I remember those Herblock cartoons Walleye Oct 26 #32

They can't admit they got played- he said he wouldn't touch the white house, got the money, then tore it down Blues Heron Oct 26 #4

They should have to pay to restore it to its original state. travelingthrulife Oct 26 #21

QED: People with no respect for truth have the same disrespect for history (nt) William Seger Oct 26 #5

Why would we expect anything better from the Post? Paladin Oct 26 #6

Owned by the man so out of touch that he thinks everyone alive should be dancing with happiness. Biophilic Oct 26 #7

All the soul-damaged money hoarders are excited by this means to hoard more money, thus Scrivener7 Oct 26 #8

So many Tech Bros are money hoarders, empty inside. travelingthrulife Oct 26 #22

The asshole dlilafae Oct 26 #9

Bezos and Any Other Defenders Use False Analogies ColoringFool Oct 26 #10

I keep reading this as Trump's Bathroom Jimi du Ranty Oct 26 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Oct 26 #12

trump destroyed a National treasure LetMyPeopleVote Oct 26 #13

A once great newspaper mountain grammy Oct 26 #15

Perk up! Bezos says we should be happy cause we're going to space travelingthrulife Oct 26 #23

NIMBY??? Some kinda "journalism" by WP. oasis Oct 26 #16

Yeah. So these rich bastards, who use NIMBY quite regularly, are calling this an travelingthrulife Oct 26 #26

Democracy DIED in darkness. Jeff Bezos helped kill it. paleotn Oct 26 #17

It's not so much a motto as a mission statement. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #18

Even worse! Abject failure at their mission! paleotn Oct 26 #20

No, it's correct as a mission statement. That's my point. Democracy dying in darkness is now the goal. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #24

+1 dalton99a Oct 26 #30

call it the "Epstein Ballroom" masmdu Oct 26 #19

A Pimp's Palace dedl67 Oct 26 #27

As an aside: It's irritating that The Independent does not know the difference between an op-ed and an editorial. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 26 #25

Democracy died in dorkness C_U_L8R Oct 26 #28

That's Jeff Bezos rim jobbing Cankles out of fear of retribution Submariner Oct 26 #29

He doesn't fear him Keepthesoulalive Oct 26 #31

The filthy-rich's justification for the destruction of the White House Farmer-Rick Oct 26 #33

The Post is now a right wing rag. OLDMDDEM Oct 26 #34

We canceled our WP subscription 2 months before it was due to renew. During that time (and several times since)... QueerDuck Oct 26 #35

So, who wrote the WaPo op-ed? "The Editorial Board". Who are the members? RandomNumbers Oct 26 #36

Don't know SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 #37

So Bezos wants to party there with his new wife. highplainsdem Oct 26 #38

She can have her SocialDemocrat61 Oct 26 #39