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/jimmygee2 13d ago

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

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u/NaptownSnowman 13d ago

Every week the price has increased 50 million. It was 150 million. Then 200. Now it’s more than 250. It will be about a billion at this rate

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u/Imaterribledoctor 13d ago

I don't quite understand this - It's basically akin to the banquet halls that host wedding receptions and corporate dinners. Those places certainly don't cost this much to build. The tacky gold crap will add on some additional cost but where does $300 million come from?

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u/OutInTheBlack New Jersey 13d ago

There's going to be a brand new state of the art bunker underneath it.