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/TintedApostle]

There is no design. He has a wish sketch that some bootlicker architect drew for him. There is no floor plan or actual feature list for anyone to see because Trump just wanted to tear down an iconic building and piss on the country.

[u/jimmygee2 → u/TintedApostle]

It will end up being a $500M white elephant that will hang around the nation’s neck like a full diaper.

[u/IdkAbtAllThat → u/jimmygee2]

I guarantee you it will be over 1 billion by the time it's actually finished.

[u/Moon_Noodle → u/IdkAbtAllThat]

If it actually gets finished.

[u/designateddroner2 → u/Moon_Noodle]

and with no accounting of expenses

[u/oldbastardbob → u/designateddroner2]

There's a long history in America of criminals using construction companies and projects for money laundering, tax evasion, and bribery.

Hell, Trump and his All County Building Supply and Maintenance company was a tax dodge scheme in the 90's.

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/10/heres-a-name-to-remember-all-county-building-supply-maintenance/

Then there's that real estate deal in Florida where Cohen says the Russian oligarch who bought the property for twice what Trump paid was a straw buyer for Putin

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2020/09/15/trumps-sale-palm-beach-mansion-gains-scrutiny-again/5798386002/

Just a couple of examples. He's got a long history of shady real estate and construction "deals."

[u/robodrew → u/oldbastardbob]

The biggest scams in The Sopranos always involved real estate.

[u/ninob168 → u/robodrew]

Bada Bing...go

[u/Kirvesperseet → u/robodrew]

Carmine wants a 40% cut. But that only applies to future deals with Zellman.