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In reply to the discussion: Trump hires new White House ballroom architect [View all]jmowreader
(52,825 posts)40. He'll wind up firing this one and hiring someone who designs Las Vegas casinos for a living
"Subtle" and "Donald Trump" don't go in the same sentence. Trump wants to build a gaudy monstrosity that can only be "toned down" by Controlled Demolition Inc. Who better to give him what he wants than a casino designer?
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So Trump keeps looking to go bigger and bigger on an already gaudy, oversized and unnecessary room(?)
Marie Marie
Yesterday
#1
Maybe the purpose was really to kill the Situation Room? Where Obama watched a successful operation?
erronis
Yesterday
#7
I'd imagine for an architect, this would be the least desirable 'gig' out there
Blue Owl
Yesterday
#10
The whole project is illegal start to finish. What architect would be willing to sign on to a mess that
travelingthrulife
7 hrs ago
#34
Somebody's not getting paid. At this point anyone who does business with him deserves it.
Hassin Bin Sober
Yesterday
#12
Eventually Trump's white elephant ballroom will be so large that he will demolish the WH to fit it in the space.
Lonestarblue
23 hrs ago
#13
Tearing down half the White House with only concepts of a plan and a completely unqualified staff is...
Prairie Gates
22 hrs ago
#17
Everything they do now can be un-done later when competence returns to the White House
FakeNoose
19 hrs ago
#23
Have they pulled any permits yet? What about the asbestos removal and containment? nt
Hotler
7 hrs ago
#35
He'll wind up firing this one and hiring someone who designs Las Vegas casinos for a living
jmowreader
3 hrs ago
#40