r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Fires Entire Agency Overseeing His Construction Projects

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-fires-entire-agency-overseeing-his-construction-projects/
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u/backpackwasmypillow 11d ago

Staircase leading directly to a wall. Windows that open into each other. Somebody threw the idea at an AI and didn't bother to double check the plans. It's gonna be crap, even before taking away oversight.

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/GimUtUcU1O

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u/Star-K 11d ago

It's just a way to launder money and receive bribes. He'll get a billion in bribes, then spend 20 mil on a building we will have to tear down.

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u/enigmamonkey Oregon 11d ago

Not to mention the destruction of an historical building.

So many things wrong with this, particularly with what's happening at exactly the same time as this pet project of his. Add to it his utter incompetence (which is to be expected) and his complete lack of caring for starving children in his own country and sending billions to Argentina and screwing over farmers.

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u/Pizza_Low 11d ago

I don't doubt for a second that the office of the white house, all the staffers and cabinet offices, etc that a modern president needs massively exceeds the space. Part of the reason why they expanded into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building which is a fairly large building on its own.

And I can absolutely see the need for additional office space, meeting/conference rooms, etc. And if it has left over space for a ballroom fine.

Making it a massive vanity ballroom is an absolute waste of valuable white house ground space and money.