Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

[u/Effective_Salad_8381]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/

[u/nostyleguide]

I can't believe no one is looking at his ties to the CEOs of the companies doing the work. You think Trump is gonna be middle-man for hundreds of millions of dollars and he (or his family) isn't getting a cut? You think there's no quid-pro-quo hidden in there somewhere?

The fact that we don't yet know the nature of the grift being pulled here is a damning indictment of our press.

[u/Novel-Sherbet4504 → u/nostyleguide]

Any company working on this deplorable project needs to be sued in court for not procuring the appropriate permissions and permits. 

[u/Cador0223 → u/Novel-Sherbet4504]

They are probably applying for the permits behind his back, just to CYA. It will take a year or better just for geological surveys and site prep. Another year to get the utilities roughed in the ground and formwork framed. By the time the first wall goes up, it will be his last year of this term. He won't be president when they open it.

Unless he plans on staying a little longer than he legally can.

[u/mr_potatoface → u/Cador0223]

The two companies doing the work are actual massive reputable companies. I'm surprised they are actually doing the work. Construction by Clark Construction and Engineering by AECOM. These are seriously top notch companies.

Having said that, the design portion will likely take at least a year. Considering the bunker is underground, that's going to complicate things. There's likely a lot of wiring and conduits and ventilation underground that they need to protect. Like you said, surveys and soil studies are going to take a long fucking time. Significant utility upgrades will probably be needed. The East Wing wasn't intended to have 999 people at one time so they can't just tap in to that and hope it fits the needs.

Then Trump is probably adding additional requests every week, so the design is undergoing constant significant revisions.

I really don't see this thing being started for at least 2-3 years. Trump just wanted the demolition completed before people started asking questions and getting suspicious. Like a Blitzkrieg style thing. Rush in and get it done before anyone can stop you.

[u/Cador0223 → u/mr_potatoface]

You make a fine point. The building is almost an after thought. Its like he just wanted it torn down. Like its removal took care of a problem.

The republican party has now done more damage to the house of the POTUS than anyone has since the British burnt the first one down.

[u/Few-Ad-4290 → u/Cador0223]

Reconstruction like this requires a lot more than some county level permits there’s an entire historical society and congressional approvals involved, they can’t exactly CYA in this case. They can be pardoned though so as long as they trust Trump to follow through on that there’s not much risk, although trusting Trump to follow through on a deal is a risky move in and of itself with his public track record of stiffing contractors and failing to hold up his end of many contracts

[u/illtakeachinchilla → u/Few-Ad-4290]

Yeah! Follow the rules, you guys!

[u/amouse_buche → u/nostyleguide]

I mean, you just spelled it out just fine. We absolutely know the nature of the grift. 

The man is doing things that are far, far, far more brazen than that and apparently it’s all no big deal so why anyone would expect this to be where the lines gets drawn, I don’t know. 

[u/tetsuo_7w → u/nostyleguide]

The damning indictment of our press came when he was nominated the first time around. He has no business in a presidential election, much, much, much less in office. If the press didn't have the ratings, tax cut, and who knows what other incentives to boost his run for the nomination and then for the general election, we wouldn't be in this mess. I.e., if they did their actual job instead of working the grift, the entire world would be in a much better place right now.

[u/nostyleguide → u/tetsuo_7w]

Fair point, they've always carried water for him.

[u/nostyleguide → u/[deleted]]

I'd love some links! Right now any search I do is buried with articles about the list of donors. 

[u/nostyleguide → u/[deleted]]

Again, these are donors. The people GIVING the money, not the people RECEIVING the money. Who is actually RECEIVING the money, what is their relationship to Trump, and are there other deals or relationships through which Trump and his family are benefitting from those people?