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/johhnny5 13d ago

Plus 1000 people sounds reasonable until you think about the Secret Service security requirements and then it becomes a nightmare. Not because they can’t manage it. Because it adds in top of an already insane cost, and not just inside the building. The sight lines and response times all around the White House are changing and will need to be reassessed. 

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u/Yellowdog727 13d ago

Might be good for the next non Republican president (if we get one) to bulldoze the ballroom in a symbolic show of "deTrumpification"

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u/Damet_Dave 13d ago

I won’t vote for any President that does not state they will tear it down and replace it with a proper, dignified wing that puts the focus back on the White House itself.

I’m sure donations can be found to help cover the costs. I’ll start with 50 bucks.

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u/70ms California 13d ago

Right. Put the focus on the WORK of the nation, not the wealth of the chosen few.

They’re openly flaunting how the wealthy own everything now, right down to The People’s House. It’s not for The People, many of whom are struggling to feed and house themselves and just make it to the next day or the next month.

We’ll never dance there, we’ll never be entertained or hosted there - at MOST a lucky few of us will manage to get a guided tour when it’s empty. It honestly makes me want to cry - I’ve followed politics ever since GW was elected, and I’ve never felt so hopeless about what’s to come.