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ChicagoTeamster

(749 posts)
24. Trump wants his bigger just to brag. He called into CNN's 9/11 coverage to brag his building was now the tallest in NYC.
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 09:56 AM
Nov 2025

That's the kind of person he is. And the meaningless ARCH he wants to build in Washington, D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary with all it's winged creatures like something out of France mixed with something out of Babylon. Hitler added ballrooms to government buildings as well. And his design for the ballroom is modelled on Versailles as is his Mar a Lago ballroom. Same with all the gold trim he's added to the White House. (Rumor has it the White House got cheap imitation gold while the real gold that was purchase was repurposed to somewhere else).

Cutting funding for health care subsidies, cancer research etc., and spending billions on adding his own Gaudi flair to Washington DC in a way that people won't be able to ignore.

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It's not a ballroom, it's a convention center. GPV Nov 2025 #1
It is a shake down shake Botany Nov 2025 #14
It's disgustingly ugly mdbl Nov 2025 #41
Hideous just like DonOLD Rumps body !!!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 2025 #50
And when Trump is gone Zelda_Orchid Nov 2025 #45
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #54
No popsdenver Nov 2025 #53
Amber Ruffin had the best take on the ballroom nuxvomica Nov 2025 #2
It makes sense he wants some space big enough to hold all his admirers... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2025 #3
Maybe Trump can replace the current architect with the ghost of Albert Speer? sop Nov 2025 #5
100% correct KS Toronado Nov 2025 #6
Then wouldn't a small closet evolves Nov 2025 #10
DUzy!!🏆🏅 littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #43
Trump bought the White House as a tear down, to be completely razed and replaced with his vision of Xanadu, sop Nov 2025 #4
He had already complained PatSeg Nov 2025 #17
Cost? No one can say....and he doesn't care. Blumancru Nov 2025 #38
"His singular belief in himself as a tastemaker" - make that "His stupidity and narcissism" highplainsdem Nov 2025 #7
I'm waiting for the ballroom tear down in a few years... MiHale Nov 2025 #8
Trump keeps claiming it's being done with private money ToxMarz Nov 2025 #12
Hopefully, sometime in the future... Escape Nov 2025 #9
Stupid ballroom will just end up in a landfill Augiedog Nov 2025 #11
Why is he being allowed to do this??? travelingthrulife Nov 2025 #13
That's the question I've asked myself a million times. sop Nov 2025 #19
Time to tear down more of the white house Farmer-Rick Nov 2025 #15
Kiddie stroll... slightlv Nov 2025 #37
I Call It "Donnie's Dance Hall" MissouriDem47 Nov 2025 #16
I'm not certain they'll actually finish the ballroom project. patphil Nov 2025 #18
Agreed lonely bird Nov 2025 #25
All donors and others abetting a demolishing a public landmark RockCreek Nov 2025 #32
Restoration sounds right to me. patphil Nov 2025 #46
His estate sounds perfect!! RockCreek Nov 2025 #47
Ditto. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #44
It's gonna be GOD awful. BradBo Nov 2025 #20
Well, if it really boils down to the ratio of the footprints, Half-step Nov 2025 #21
Just say it WaPo. The tear down of the white house was completely illegal. travelingthrulife Nov 2025 #22
Who is his architect? Albert Speer? Sedona Nov 2025 #23
Trump wants his bigger just to brag. He called into CNN's 9/11 coverage to brag his building was now the tallest in NYC. ChicagoTeamster Nov 2025 #24
Interesting that he's so concerned with size. Ocelot II Nov 2025 #29
trump is ruining the White House LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #26
Is it being built yet? Or are they still just talking.? Srkdqltr Nov 2025 #27
It will just be more expensive Turbineguy Nov 2025 #28
That filthy swine really believe he's a king. Dave Bowman Nov 2025 #30
It's gonna be a casino. Wait and see. twodogsbarking Nov 2025 #31
"who's-going-to-stop-me" ethos SpankMe Nov 2025 #33
Does it need to be so huge so that all the ladies can go back... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #34
Who or how was the demolition company paid? underpants Nov 2025 #35
He needs it before he ends in the bunker like his hero Blue Full Moon Nov 2025 #36
Does it have a fireplace where his childhood sled will be burned? Blumancru Nov 2025 #39
He needs it enlarged to install his gigantic gold throne Bayard Nov 2025 #40
So much of the Presidency and the Administration has been for sale Buddyzbuddy Nov 2025 #42
"First, the destruction! We can plan the improvements later!" struggle4progress Nov 2025 #48
Let him. We'll tear it down when he's gone. truthisfreedom Nov 2025 #49
He has shown the same reckless bad taste his entire life DBoon Nov 2025 #51
Appalling -eom vanessa_ca Nov 2025 #52
Don't worry about it, McCrery. LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #55
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