We need to stop looking for any "utilitarian rationale or justification" for Trump's "ballroom plans." [View all]

[Miles Archer]

Trump's biggest "TELL" in ALL of this is when he refers to his vanity projects as a "gift to the American people."

You have to filter that through TRUMP'S CONCEPT OF "GIVING."

THIS is the guy who used funds from his "charity" to buy himself a portrait of himself and an autographed Tim Tebow helmet. Then, Eric Trump conducted a little "creative bookkeeping" to re-direct funds raised for kids with cancer back into daddy's pockets.

So you make the assumption that TRUMP IS DOING ALL OF THIS for HIMSELF and NO ONE ELSE, then you ask "why."

And if you know Trump well enough, you can answer those questions.

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump posts an image of his “drone port” on top of the White House, which raises the question of who they’re planning to drone in and around DC

Trump posts an image of his “drone port” on top of the White House, which raises the question of who they’re planning to drone in and around DC

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-30T21:07:13.768Z