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Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to
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Great, let's tear down a well-preserved historic building in pristine condition for no absolute reason at all!
But God help you if you want to remove a statue honoring a Confederate general
Typical urban real estate mogul behavior.
old growth forest: *exists*
property developer: we got some undeveloped land here! let's pave it up, might make money having a parking lot.
Might as well go back to the 1812 method of renovating at this point.
Probably less insulting to the concept of the USA than whatever the fuck this is.
I think the next president should tear down and start from scratch. Eho nlknows what kind of bugs that traitor has let his foreign 'pals' put wherever.
I didn't think about that. Given how lax their opsec is that is a very possibility.
The east wing was built in like 1902. It's historic but it's not super duper old and was rebuilt in the 40s to hide a bunker under it.
Still is historic and well-preserved.
Aside from 80 years of constant renovation sure.
Was historic.
Honestly my biggest issue with this is that it seems to be a pretty clear sign (in addition to the other blatantly obvious signs like various public comments, selling Trump 2028 gear on his website, etc) that he has no intention of ever leaving the White House, term limits be damned. He's just not the type of person to do major work like that if he's expecting to move out and no longer be able to enjoy it himself in a few years.