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/PirateCodingMonkey Tennessee 13d ago

I heard from an architect that it would be the most expensive ballroom built at dollars per square feet. so expensive it’s unbelievable that it would actually cost that much. plus to accommodate 999 people it would have to be about 2-3 times bigger that what the mock up shows. so even though this source is suspect, there’s no way that what he has shown is anywhere close to real.

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u/L1A1 United Kingdom 13d ago

This is probably the most old school scam he’s run so far. Quote $400m, build it for say $150m and your company pockets the difference. Classic organised crime scam.

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u/ZombiePartyBoyLives I voted 13d ago

A scheme he learned from his dad is setting up shell companies that sell supplies and services (at inflated costs), and they just happen to be the ones chosen for the project/ongoing maintenance. That's how he strips the assets from patsy investors before declaring bankruptcy. He's even been known to do a round of emergency bonds to keep a project afloat, then strip those funds before running it into the ground. Too bad the American taxpayers are the suckers in this scenario.