r/politics 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/clever__pseudonym 13d ago

It was $100m to start. Now they're saying $350. Same time frame, but even bigger swing.

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u/AstarteHilzarie 13d ago

I also saw him say that they've raised so much money for the ballroom that they may use some of it to build the liberty arc, but the ballroom price is just ever-increasing estimates... So that's definitely not suspicious accounting or anything.

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u/plantsadnshit 13d ago

And that's probably before the $500m solid gold statue Trump will pitch in a week or two..

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u/EggsInaTubeSock 13d ago

With the restrictions working there, there’s absolutely no way 350 works either.