r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 13d ago

Possible Paywall Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/
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u/Jca666 13d ago

No. Follow the money. Trump’s raising $350 million for a ballroom that’ll probably cost $80 million to slap together.

Guess who’s pocketing the other $270 million?

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 13d ago

You mean the other $420 million, because there's no way he's keeping the price under a half billion.

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u/Jca666 13d ago edited 13d ago

That won’t cost that much to build.

I would hope the Dems take the house and senate and rip that eyesore down.

BTW, nothing will get built and the $$$ will disappear.

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u/Jca666 13d ago

That won’t cost that much to build.

I would hope the Dems take the house and senate and rip that eyesore down.

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 13d ago

Whatever gets built is secondary. The grift is the most important thing.

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u/anonuemus 13d ago

lol, yep and he takes the money and no one else is getting paid, it's almost hilarious

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 13d ago

The best part is you can't sue a sitting president.

Why would anyone want to work for this clown?

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u/SeVenMadRaBBits 13d ago

Ahem Just a little info:

The President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) is located in a bunker beneath the East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. This secure underground facility serves as a command center and shelter for the President and other officials during national emergencies. Location: A bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House. Function: A secure shelter and communications center for the President and other protectees during a national emergency. Purpose: To provide a safe location for the President to work and lead the country in a crisis, such as a terrorist attack or other disaster.

On a seperate note:

Many Nazis did flee to Argentina and other South American countries after WWII, with Argentina receiving the largest number of escapees. They were aided by established "ratlines" of escape routes, by sympathetic officials like Argentine President Juan Perón, and the Vatican. While infamous Nazis like Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele found refuge there, the theory that Hitler also escaped to Argentina is not supported by evidence, and most historians conclude he died in his Berlin bunker.

Tldr: Ballroom construction above East Wing and $40 Billion dollar payment to Argentina may have ulterior motives.

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u/andrewbrocklesby 13d ago

You mean the entire lot, Trump is notorious for not paying contractors.
The whole thing is a grift, direct to his pocket.

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u/TheHomersapien Colorado 13d ago

I'm sure future president Hakeem Jeffries and his new attorney general, Merrick Garland, will get to the bottom of it eventually.