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US President Donald Trump has begun demolishing the east wing of the White House, without approval
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- Title
- White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom
- Published
- Oct 20 2025
An apt metaphor for what he's doing to the rest of the federal government, I suppose.
We somehow found a more poignant metaphor than the clown's own mugshot.
Christ, what an asshole.
You've posted this same thing as a top level response to a lot of Trump related stuff recently. I agree with the sentiment, but I'm curious if there's another context I'm missing? FOMO and all that.. :D
I got you. Essentially, there are some contexts where "Christ, what an asshole." can be used for everything within a certain context. Trump is at that point.
Ah, you beat me to the KYM link. Well played.
Awesome, thank you both for the context. FOMO abated!
The phrase is an ancient meme. I've come to realize it's the perfect response to nearly every headline about Trump's bullshit. The firehose of nonsense that it is (especially as he continues to try to distract us from the Epstein files), I can no longer justify the time and energy needed to articulate a response to any of it. Everyone will have moved on in a month anyway... the zone is flooded.
But I'm going to continue to note his assholery at every opportunity, because that's the one thing that remains constant.
Imagine if Obama had done this. Millions would call for his lynching and a civil war.
Better, in their opinion, that a tacky ballroom is being installed to stroke the ego of a child rapist and traitor to the nation.
If Conservatives didn't have double standards, they'd have no standards at all.
Ok, this sent me down a rabbit hole. The east wing is in fact where I thought it was. That led me to it housing the visitor entrance, the First Lady’s and her staff’s office, including the White House Graphics and Calligraphy Office.
That wiki page included this invitation from 1801. At first I thought it was funny that was full justified, then I looked closer and realized it’s a form letter!
Who's approval does he need exactly? The title here does not match the article title (currently, I know this often changes after initial posting) and the article does not mention needing approval, or who would need to give it.
Officially it must be approved by the
White House Historical CommitteeCommittee for the Preservation of the White House, which are appointed by the president, and the official approval process or votes have been invoked.They could argue that the East Wing is not the White House exactly, but all recent administrations have had any changes to the WH and its extensions approved by the Committee. Additionally, the funding hasn't been approved for budgetary means for the WH.
If this is something that isn't law but just common decency, then that explains why it's being ignored. That's something we've discovered more and more of throughout both Trump administrations.
Not that the law has been a barrier either.
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