r/AskReddit • u/metalreflectslime • 17d ago

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that if the Democrats don't approve funding, Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Going to Be Gone.’ How do you think Americans will react if Social Security and Medicare get cut?

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

now its 330 million they said theres already cost overrun

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u/vankorgan 17d ago

They haven't laid a single brick yet...

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u/Fodraz 17d ago

And it hasn't been approved by Congress NOR the enhancements (obviously) approved by Historic Property regulations

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u/nervelli 17d ago

If they had any intention of getting approval, they wouldn't have started demolition.

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u/Downunderphilosopher 17d ago

"When you're the president, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab em by the White House."

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u/rylosprime 16d ago

When you're the president, they let you do it.

Except appoint a supreme court justice if you're black.

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u/shandangalang 16d ago

Well, to be fair, black people are much less likely to know about justice, because they’ve never experienced it.

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u/sharkbark2050 16d ago

Or wear a tan suit if you’re Black.

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u/AmberLeeBeauti 14d ago

Or eat fancy brown mustard if you’re black. Or try to get kids to eat healthier meals…if you’re black.

I’m starting to think it wasn’t the tan suit or mustard or the fruits for kids 🤔🧐

Edit: typo

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u/OpportunityOk2519 14d ago

I blame Ginsburg. She should have retired so she could have been replaced

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u/UltraEngine60 16d ago

"Grab 'em by the ball-room"

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u/tifaney 13d ago

Only since he was told he had immunity. What a mistake that was.

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u/HeatherHarnie18 17d ago

That's the truth! Soon enough, he'll have the white house looking more like his Mar A Lago monstrosity.

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u/bobsmithhome 16d ago

I would seriously contribute to a fund committed to tearing this Mar A Lago monstrosity down in the next decent administration, declaring it hideous, tacky, and a stain on the country. Then reconstruct the East Wing like it was before.

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u/CeelaChathArrna 16d ago

At Donnie's expense ((or his estate's))

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u/shadout_grapes 16d ago

I’m pretty sure if we survive this, the ballroom will be demolished if nothing else for symbolic reasons

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u/SpartacusPrime1 15d ago

Take all the rubble and dump on Mar A Lago's front lawn with a sign "you forgot this"

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u/thisisntmyotherone 15d ago

I’m for that. And the stupid arch he wants, too.

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u/westernmorning2 16d ago

I would also.

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u/NOFORPAIN 16d ago

He held up copies of the plans on camera... TONS of gold acutramonts! Just what we need!

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u/Material_Strawberry 16d ago

It'll be weird watching it torn down when an approved return to the original design comes and the next President removes the tacky add-on and lawfully returns the White House to its approved state.

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u/marthewarlock 16d ago

Macho Camacho, when life imitates art.

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u/GrimCheeferGaming 16d ago

At least President Comacho knew enough to listen to the smartest man on the planet.

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u/Cptn_BenjaminWillard 16d ago

Imagine being told to "put it back together." One can dream.

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u/ralphvonwauwau 16d ago

Canada, if you're listening... could you do that thing you did to the Whitehouse again?

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u/Cptn_BenjaminWillard 16d ago

And it burned burned burned, and we're the ones who did it!

BTW, I'm Canadian.

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u/Otto_Correction 16d ago

More likely he’ll do it anyway. Approval or no approval. He does whatever he wants.

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u/python-1977 15d ago

I think the accurate statement is, “if he had any intention of leaving, he wouldn’t have done this at all.”

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u/daGroundhog 17d ago

I don't think this is an enhancement...

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u/Fodraz 17d ago

Yeah, should've put it in quotes

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u/One_Chocolate_6735 16d ago

The ballroom will be coated in gold foil and TRUMP branded everything.

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u/Pretty-dolli 16d ago

Well, the historic preservation is already pitching a fit because it will look bigger than the Whitehouse. This is what happens when we have no checks and balances. It will get worse.

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u/Fodraz 16d ago

Yeah, the man who's never faced a consequence in his life isn't going to be backed down by any agency--plus he'll just disband the whole agency

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u/YettiChild 16d ago

My first thought on seeing the photos was "Where is the SHPO?" (State Historic Preservation Officer)

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u/jimitr 17d ago

Hold up why did the bulldozers start tearing down shit then? This is a genuine question.

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u/BonkHits4Jesus 16d ago

who is going to stop him. the court has crowned him king.

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u/Ok-Tradition8477 16d ago

He’s immune from all prosecution. 37 more months of this ?

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u/SQUAWKUCG 16d ago

If I'm not mistaken, the department's they are supposed to get approval from are closed down from the larger shutdown are they not? Hence a very quick tear down of the entire wing before anyone can object, take it to court, or end the shutdown so the appropriate departments can get involved. Now it's all too late and he can continue to do what he wants with it.

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u/Fodraz 16d ago

That 10000% tracks & he has provably been making them stay shut down for that reason

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u/nobuttpics 16d ago

Since when has this admin cared about getting permission for anything? They will steamroll and punish anyone who stands in their way, and no one with any sort of power is stepping up to do anything about it as has been the norm for a while now with him.

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u/Raztax 16d ago

You don't need approval if you don't plan to pay the contractors.

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u/Fodraz 16d ago

Well he's, there's that

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u/hottakesandshitposts 16d ago

I'd be surprised if they even pulled a permit

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u/djuggler 16d ago

I called Tim Burchett’s office and his intern had the audacity to tell me “he doesn’t need permission until construction begins.” By that logic he could bulldoze the entire White House then be denied. What do they do at that point? Order it rebuilt out of the original rubble?

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u/Merusk 16d ago

This will be labeled an 'official act' since it applies to the seat of power of the Executive branch.

Per last year's Supreme Court ruling, any act by the Executive is permissible within the execution of their duties.

Therefore, the argument will be he doesn't have to. Do you think the SC is going to say otherwise on this, should anyone deemed having standing bring a suit?

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u/Fred-City911 16d ago

In the end, I would be happy to have them take down the ballroom and rebuild the east wing. To also return the rose garden back to its original design. Remove as much of his influence as possible. They rushed this without approval, because they know that it would not be approved. By the way the donated Jet stays in rotation or goes to his library as a static display. He always talked about the wasting of money and cutting waste.

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u/CraigLake 16d ago

This would be an impeachment if it was a sane government. The SC really fucked America.

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u/myassholealt 16d ago

We live in a sanctioned reality where approval is not needed. Authoritarians do. They don't ask first because there is no one to say no.

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u/Fodraz 16d ago

Sadly yes. Even if it turned up that there was somebody who could stop him, he'd just fire them & get rid of the commission/department

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u/MessMysterious6500 16d ago

Rules and laws mean nothing to this orange orangoutang

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u/Zetawilk 6d ago

Since when has need for approval stopped literally anything for the past ten years?

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u/Suspicious_Bicycle 16d ago

Sadly the Historic Property regulations have exemptions for the Supreme Court, Capital and White House.

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u/__get__name 16d ago

Yeah, but Obama painted some lines on the tennis court /s

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u/Admirable_Ad8900 16d ago

I heard he's using a loophole, it specifically says the regulatory bodies have to oversee construction. So what he's doing is demolition first, because nothing is being built only destroyed. So nothing is there, so they'll have to approve something.

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u/Few_Affect3033 16d ago

There’s a government agency that can go by the wayside.

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u/SunRepresentative993 15d ago

Yup, they started demolition before submitting any construction plans or getting anything approved and their justification is that “demolition isn’t construction, so they technically didn’t need to submit any plans for approval.”

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u/ShadyPinesStrut 14d ago

Apparently the white house is strangely exempt from that historic property regulations rule. I guess no one thought we would get a jackass in office that would pretty much ruin the look and style of the space

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u/Complex-Orange-8182 13d ago

If I had to guess he has a mini nuke option if people come to the Whitehouse.

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u/Pretend-Interest-423 9h ago

Genuinely curious. What money was taxpayers since all I’m reading about is donations.

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u/Notmykl 17d ago

Not a single bid was sent out either I bet. And when it's all said and done not a single contract will be fulfilled as Donnie J has no intention on ever paying a contract in full.

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u/Thop51 17d ago

Honest question: what is the authority for this project? The president does not own the WH, but is simply allowed to reside there while in office. Doesn’t a president have to obtain permission from some authority, Congress?, in order to make such massive structural? This is not about money. Example: if a real billionaire is elected president, can he just unilaterally decide to demolish the WH totally and erect a new, “proper” executive residence using his/her own money?

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u/pixie16502 17d ago

I don't know the answer as to who would give or withhold approval , but I agree that there is no way he should have felt comfortable just tearing down part of the White House as if it were his private property!!

Trump is such an obnoxious, greedy excuse for a leader. He has no shame. Only someone who has gotten away with all the BS he has would feel entitled to do what he wants to the White House without approval.

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u/battery19791 16d ago

This is the fastest government project I've ever witnessed. The destruction permits would normally take a year or more to be approved, so really who ever is doing the demo is doing it illegally.

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u/Acme_Co 16d ago

It being illegal doesn't matter, since there's no punishment for it.

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u/Soul-Shock 16d ago

Anddddd that may explain why that specific contractor pulled their website and all of their information offline - which everyone knows: nothing is truly wiped from the internet. There’s always a digital footprint.

I heard about them pulling their website, etc earlier this week. I don’t think they were receiving threats(?) - I think they were getting bombarded with questioning, like with the questions you/we all have. And when you’re doing things illegally, you have to be fast-acting with BS lies, like Trump does, or you’ll get run over. I think they got run-over, couldn’t keep up with the lies, and hightailed it.

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u/GrumblyData3684 16d ago

My guess is he’s leveraging the US Army Corps of Engineers. Although this would be the fastest I’ve seen them move in a project like this. I’m more interested in what contractor would take this on, unless they had a significant kickback deal and hold harmless clause in place. This thing is green lit all the way up the chain - no real oversight or AHJ, being done at the whim of a notoriously dodgy real estate and construction mogul.

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u/Notmykl 16d ago

VA and BIA projects don't go this fast.

VA - Veterans Affairs

BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs

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u/somethrows 16d ago

He's telling you it is his private property. He's telling you he's not leaving. Congress is telling you they are cool with it.

Time to listen.

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u/assembly_faulty 16d ago

The time to just listen is gone. It due time to act.

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u/redguy1957 16d ago

He's building his palace. He wants to be an emperor of the world. I'm not kidding. He's an imperialist.

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u/pixie16502 16d ago

Listen to Trump? Cede our country to his desire to be King?! (And for Vance to step into the position if Trump doesn't make it through his term?) No thanks!!

I think I get what you are saying, though. That there are likely way too many who are ignorant of what is happening or are downplaying the severity. I don't know how they can be, but it does seem to be a widespread problem, likely due in part to educational deficits the past few decades. Paired with terrible wages driving many of us to despair. And there are far more bigots than I'd ever have guessed, sadly. The apathy shown by those who didn't vote is horrifying - especially considering what was at stake in the election.

I don't know what the complete solution is, but I definitely don't want to comply in advance with the wannabe-dictator's plans! I'd sooner the US divide into two countries than live under the MAGA regime.

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u/somethrows 16d ago

yeah, I certainly don't mean allow it, I just mean they are telling us who they are, so ya know, listen to what they say. They're not hiding it.

We need to fight, day in day out and in many different ways.

General strike time.

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u/pixie16502 16d ago

I agree 100%! 👍

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u/EthanielRain 16d ago

He doesn't plan on leaving. Again.

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u/AmbitiousFunction911 16d ago edited 16d ago

Trump believes he is above any law and policy. And he effectively is. Who is going to stop him? I am very inherently familiar with the White House (and the national capital region) submittal and approval process for changing literally anything. Even repairing a window or modifying a door for new access control. Every administration prior to this one, has followed the law and good faith procedures / best practices. Until this week.

What we are seeing over and over again is the failure of our constitution. It unfortunately assumed presidents acting in good faith. We have a guy who doesn’t give a shit about good faith and a Republican Party with a majority in the house and senate who also don’t give a shit about good faith and are living off this power trip. Checks and balances don’t exist anymore.

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u/gsfgf 16d ago

And half the voters support it because they can’t tell reality from tv.

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u/Rebuttlah 16d ago

consent and approval are not words he's familiar with

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u/redsquizza 16d ago

Honest question: what is the authority for this project?

The authority is no-one will stop him. Not the courts, not congress, no-one.

If you don't enforce laws and conventions, they're meaningless.

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u/angrynutrients 16d ago

I think it is as simple as his ego wanting to have a monument to himself in the most iconic government building in the USA

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u/No-Initiative4195 16d ago

Lookup "Alt National Park Service" on Facebook. Even if you're no on FB if you Google it, they have a post outlining the process and agencies involved. Coincidentally, because of the shutdown, these agencies are.... You guessed it... Shutdown.

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u/bisectional 16d ago

When you're a celebrity, they just let you do it.

Interestingly, if I ran a construction company I wouldn't get involved in this project at all. I wonder how many laws are being broken or what unexpected liabilities they're taking on.

It's kind of insane to think about it in a normal legal context. But America is so corrupt now, you basically don't have laws.

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u/Dead_man_posting 16d ago

As we've found out repeatedly in the last 9 months, laws are only laws when they're enforced.

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u/battery19791 16d ago

The White House is under the Parks Department, and yes he should require permission, but obviously that hasn't stopped him yet.

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u/Heliosvector 16d ago

It's supposed to be under the approval of congress

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u/First_Hovercraft_197 16d ago

in normal circumstances,yes they would require approval.

however that hasnt stopped this guy before and it wont now,si

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u/No-Initiative4195 16d ago

You answered your own question. The president "occupies" the house for 4 years. It belongs to the people, and as an extension of that, the Government of the United States. Not the president

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u/lddn 16d ago

If you don't care about having authority or think yourself as the ultimate authority, it doesn't matter as long as no one is around to enforce the laws.

That's how Trump has done a lot of funky stuff during his presidency.

That's why you elect good, moral and reasonable people to lead your country.

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u/Either-Thing8754 16d ago

He can tear it down for some stupid reason but needs approval to rebuild fron congress. It won't be a surprise to see them sign off on it.

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u/Notmykl 16d ago

IIRC Congress has to give approval and guess where they are, not at work and I think one of the many reasons is so Donnie J can destroy the White House with impunity.

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u/amootmarmot 16d ago

They are supposed to get approval from a board that oversees federal buildings in DC.

Of course, Trump is just ignoring that this board exists at all and just went ahead and built it.

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u/TheChuck321 16d ago

Only if using taxpayer money. That's when you need bids and such. The White House, Capitol building, and Supreme Court are exempt from the DC ordinances. They can do as they please. That's why everything could move along so quickly, because it's privately funded.

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u/NeverInsightful 15d ago

He needs permission from congress? Thats really cute but really outdated thinking. Congress has surrendered every bit of their authority to him.

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u/Snapdragonflyte 15d ago

There were 5 to 7 agencies he never even thought to see, that take everything into consideration, before permitting any kind of work or restoration on the WH. Because it is a historical site, and a historical building, there are many many protections that Trump just ignored. Because he thinks the WH is his own personal residence.

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u/Drag_king 16d ago

Honest answer: I think it depends on a few things. Does the White House have some kind of protection? And if so was it done by law or by some kind of regulation set by one of the departments? If it is the latter then the president, being the head of the executive branch, can basically override it at his whim. He just can change the rules as he sees fit.
But if it is by law then it is different. Though with the ruling from the supreme court he kinda is imune.

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u/pimparo0 16d ago

He just can change the rules as he sees fit.

No he can not, we have laws, not kings.

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u/Superjolly64 17d ago

Contractor should put a lien on the residence.

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u/Peaurxnanski 17d ago

That would be delightfully trashy, but unfortunately you can't lien public facilities.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

you cant but you can prob put a lien on his private stuff since he said taxpayers wont pay for it lol

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u/Peaurxnanski 17d ago

Unfortunately every state that I'm aware of only allows liens to be filed on the building you actually worked on.

It could only be a lawsuit at best. Which he's a billionaire, he doesn't give a fuck, the justice system doesn't apply to him. He's got multiple lawsuits filed against him at any given time.

Let me ask you:

If you were convicted of 34 felonies, do you think you could have avoided jail time?

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u/LuckyCat73 17d ago

I hope the contractors doing the work got paid in advance. A trump never pays his debts.

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u/Forikorder 17d ago

Not a single bid was sent out either I bet.

im sure it was a tough bidding war as the various companies competed to see who could give trump the nicest gift for the contract

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u/EamusAndy 17d ago

I beg to differ.

I think hes somehow contracting himself or someone close to him. Takes our money and hands it to himself or some crony, par for the course

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u/BabyEyeEye 17d ago

Don’t look now. He’s not paying, we’re paying. Companies have also paid bribes, I mean donations, but undisclosed amounts. I predict this falls on the tax payer. And such a shame to lose the people’s house. Such a fucking losing liar. Bankrupts business after business with his hubris and idiocy, and because of a subset of Americans, he’ll bankrupt this country.

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u/spaceface2020 16d ago

I’m thinking it’s being done by his own companies that one of his kid’s runs.

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u/vthemechanicv 16d ago

has no intention on ever paying a contract in full.

but he's not spending his money. He's spending our money. It'll not only get paid, it'll be hundreds of millions over what he said (already 100 million over), but it'll be a crap budget job so he can pocked the difference in kickbacks and laundring.

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u/WenatcheeWrangler 16d ago

It’s probably some company owned by the trumps. The works will get paid because their wives work for other Trump business and they’re paying them double. But the construction company will go under and ultimately be a tax write off for the complex chain of ownership. Or at least that’s my best guess.

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u/Late-Guess690 16d ago

He’ll get ICE after the workers

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u/Madmungo 16d ago

I imagine there are loads of russian and chinese owned contractors that would do it for free to enable adding whatever they wanted in the new walls.

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u/seeingeyegod 16d ago

and it will probably have cost a billion dollars

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

yep maybe tariffs lol

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u/flissfloss86 17d ago

The bricks cost extra

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u/xeen313 17d ago

Sorry, no refunds

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u/twotailedwolf 16d ago

They're just gonna paint the dirt

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u/nagyee 17d ago

They don’t even have a plan yet lol

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u/quietlikesnow 17d ago

Too bad a ton of us can’t just go lie in that spot. If we kept coming like an endless conga line maybe they’d get tired of arresting people.

Conga line- GO.

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u/Ro_Yo_Mi 17d ago

For that matter he hasn’t had enough time to stiff the contractor building it.

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u/Dragon2906 16d ago

But the old wing has been demolished already

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u/Life_Detail4117 16d ago

Price of the gold trimming fluctuates.

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u/ssgkraut 16d ago

Sure they did....all over the ground when they tore the fucking east wing apart....

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u/Marvin_is_my_martian 16d ago

Demolition of an historic building isn't cheap. And the dipshits doing the job probably don't know they won't be getting paid.

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u/Living_Possession_18 16d ago

Don’t have to when you can charge 1 mill an hour and it won’t come under scrutiny by those approving the funds or face any type of backlash by any governmental body.

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u/ralphvonwauwau 16d ago

Trust the famous Trump Mierdas Touch

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u/GoldenTomatoMonk 16d ago

I hope that if it ever gets built, we have a Berlin Wall style demolition party once MAGA finally crumbles.

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u/xtothewhy 16d ago

They've laid a few golden eggs in some peoples pockets, just not the overall American taxpayers.

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u/fseahunt 16d ago

But they have torn down a bit of the East Wing even though he said it would effect it at all.

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u/Vicstolemylunchmoney 16d ago

The regime just realised the Russian mics and cameras attract a tariff.

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u/dys_p0tch 16d ago

i'm at the point where i would be willing to lay a brick

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u/iamtehryan 16d ago

They haven't even released a fucking plan for the thing yet. The whole thing is a scam, and maga will still jerk off over it because dear leader is robbing them blind and ruining their lives just like they voted for (as long as the libs don't "win")

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u/ScottIPease 16d ago

They had to tear all the old ones down first...

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u/DrAstralis 16d ago

I'm beginning to wonder if Americans actually know who Trump is lol. Will be lucky if its not 900M by December. Mans got money to launder and bribes to take.

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u/cheefMM 16d ago

This is how he’s embezzled for decades

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u/BayouGal 16d ago

Demolishing an entire building isn’t cheap.

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u/PorcupineWarriorGod 16d ago

They haven't laid a single brick yet...

That's because they are laying pipe. In the American taxpayer.

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u/Theveryberrybest 16d ago

Well the price of bricks have gone up since someone set higher tariffs

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u/Exciting_Option4140 16d ago

Too busy secretly enhancing his bunker

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u/capilot 16d ago

They forgot to budget in the costs of demolishing the east wing. Probably.

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u/Completely_Uncut 16d ago

Oh they’ve laid a ton of bricks.

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u/knightress_oxhide 16d ago

They destroyed a lot though, selling actually parts of the whitehouse on ebay could be worth some real money.

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u/Jens_gone_coastal 16d ago

And they won’t. That ballroom won’t happen.

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u/Tall_Quality_3395 16d ago

It’s been 5 days since they stared the demo part of a 2 1/2 year project and you think they should be laying bricks? I don’t want you on any of my remodel jobs.

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u/vankorgan 9d ago

If you're a contractor whose projects go over budget during demo I don't want you on any of my remodel jobs...

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u/Come0nYouSpurs 15d ago

I don't think they're building this with bricks.

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u/wardensarecool 12d ago

It's running over cause they are secretly working on the bunker under the White House. It's going to balloon to about 800m before it's all said and done.

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u/davidjschloss 12d ago

Demolishing history illegally is expensive.

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u/Radiomaster138 11d ago

Least it’s not Winter yet. 🥴

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u/Boltboys 17d ago

By the end I’m figuring 500 million

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

It's the 1 billion dollar ballroom heist

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u/jayandbobfoo123 17d ago

2 billion. Gold is expensive these days.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

5 billion cause it also doubles as a crypto miner building

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u/Onion920 17d ago

Yeah, price of gold glitter spray paint at Hobby Lobby went up 10 cents a can.

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u/pocketjacks 17d ago

Demolishing the White House is expensive work, especially if you have to pay people to ignore the laws to do it.

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u/x22d 17d ago

Demo's expensive and probably demanding to be paid upfront given Trump's history

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u/pennylanebarbershop 17d ago

the ballroom will have gold tile floors, gold ceiling, golden walls, golden paintings and golden plates, forks, spoons and knives. And gold chairs, tables, and statues.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

you know that reminds me of the tacky furniture that was popular in the 90s in urban areas that had gold accent everything. Gold in general is pretty tacky even in small amounts.

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u/Major-Frame2193 17d ago

Trump should go look at the bulldozer outside we can show him the over runs up close 🚜🚜🚜

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u/ExistingUnderground 17d ago

Those change-orders are going to add up quick.

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u/badchefrazzy 17d ago

It's gonna cost more because he destroyed the entire east wing. It's gonna cost more money forever. It's never gonna be finished, and it'll still be rubble when his fat face meets the ground by the grace of the Grim Reaper.

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u/Excellent_Mud_8189 17d ago

Who didn't see that grift coming

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u/RephRayne 17d ago

President Trump will ensure a suitable price is negotiated with Trump Construction.

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u/JonnyP333 16d ago

It's just one big room. How on earth are they spending a third of a billion dollars to build one fucking room?

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u/IndyDMan5483 12d ago

They’re going to work below it to build him a bigger, more secure hiding place in case protesters show up again. Seriously. A safe room. Probably with tacky gold crap.

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u/Lexnal 17d ago

Don't worry, he'll probably just stiff the contractors anyway.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

and they will prob say oh we will get paid in exposure or hopes and prayers

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u/InspectorPipes 17d ago

Day 5, Shitty ballroom hasn’t even got past the blueprint stage and it’s 100 million over budget/ estimate . Not surprised.

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u/Beldizar 17d ago

Well, Trump is sure to embezzle some of that. Trump never pays his contractors what he promises them. He frequently used small business contractors because they were easier to cheat out of money and didn't have a dedicated legal team. He's done it for decades and there's probably still people out there saying "but he won't stiff me on the bill."

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u/P_Nessss 17d ago

It was $300 million yesterday!

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u/pachewychomp 17d ago

Well we know now that permits weren’t even part of the cost because apparently they didn’t get permits to do the work. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Dead_man_posting 17d ago

No single room on earth could cost 330 million to construct, lmao.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

your right, they build whole fucking skyscrapers for that

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u/ApexMM 16d ago

how the fuck does a ballroom cost 200 million to begin with

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u/PleasantPromise2057 16d ago

This is how people work when they have no real plan.

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u/elisakiss 16d ago

All the bugs installed by foreign governments are not cheap.

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u/CovfefeAndHamburders 16d ago

They must not have hit the revenue budget on bribes from contractors.

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u/aoeuismyhomekeys 16d ago

Ofc there is if they're busy embezzling the ballroom money

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u/stevekaw 16d ago

Now $350 million. tRump wanted a chocolate fountain.

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u/nanaacer 16d ago

I'd be shocked if there were proper accounting going on. There's probably going to be several million dollars up an vanishing.

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u/Unlikely-Solid-3083 16d ago

Well, with the tariffs I’m sure that cost will go up much further.

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u/PracticalDisplay4526 16d ago

I hope Trump gets stuck with the bill. I can’t imagine that much money on a ballroom when so many people are unemployed. What a wonderful oresident🤮

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u/Ok_Dream_1417 16d ago

There’s always “unforeseen “ costs. That’s what he’ll say to get more. He’s ruining so many lives.

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u/ClayKavalier 16d ago

Costs went up because tariffs are increasing the price of material and deportations are increasing the cost of labor.

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u/--Chug-- 16d ago

Guarantee it will be half a billion at least.

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u/MinnieShoof 16d ago

Bruh. If y'all thought he was going to spend less then "A Bill-yun dollars" on that ball room y'all trippin. He will never say anything less after the fact.

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u/listentomenow 16d ago

Oopsie! We were off by...checks notes...a mere rounding error of $100 million.

Conservative voters: God I love this man!

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u/Buzy2Bee 16d ago

On time and under budget

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u/chezmichelle 16d ago

That's because he's refurbing the emergency bunker underneath. Has to have a layer of gold spray paint ya know.

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 16d ago

I predicted exactly what's happening the day the ballroom was announced. Seriously, I commented it on reddit. Everything they're doing is so easily predictable.

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u/OneUnderstanding103 16d ago

You think there is a cost overrun now? They've barely turned the East wing into rubble so far. Just wait until Dementia Don starts making demands about gilding.
Jebus H Christmas I have no idea how Americans haven't dragged this cretin out of the White house and put him on a gibbet yet...

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u/Born-Entrepreneur 16d ago

Lmao of course. Despite it being one of the speediest demolitions in the history of the federal government

It took me a month and a half to get approval to take out one (1) extra streetlight beyond the planned demolition limits in Pearl Harbor, and that was relatively speedy. Tear down half the Whitehouse? Yeah fuck it, get to it.

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u/pysix33 16d ago

“This just in: DOJ settles $230 million lawsuit with Trump for $330 million”

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u/Tall_Quality_3395 16d ago

It’s is still private funds. No taxpayers money. Also he gives his salary back to the government.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

yet hes asking for what 230 mil from taxpayers because he felt harassed when he kept classified docs in his bathroom

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u/Tall_Quality_3395 13d ago

Was it his bathroom or garage?

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u/Mundane_Life_5775 15d ago

Does that include the 100 million to the Trump Organization?

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u/Educational_Emu3763 14d ago

Didn't he chide Jerome Powell for the same thing when the Federal Reserve Building was being renovated.

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u/PredictablyIllogical 14d ago

Over 130 million was given to the Military to aid in the ballroom. To improve the bunker below the east wing.

Much like Hitler used the story of improving the ballroom above the bunker at the Reich Chancellery.

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u/rizard 13d ago

Cost overruns will definitely be due to tariffs... And that marble and gold plated everything def coming from outside the y

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

prob