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EarlG

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1. This seems, uh... dangerous

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:55 PM

Yesterday

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?

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Revealed: Trump ripped out presidential bunker he fled to in 2020 [View all] littlemissmartypants Yesterday OP

This seems, uh... dangerous EarlG Yesterday #1

Yep. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #3

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

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

Sounds like a good time for someone to storm the White House and attack Walleye Yesterday #5