Fetterman defends Trump's 'tasteful' $200M White House ballroom makeover

[Maximum Overkill 2,372]

How is it that the only half normal Democrat is a brain damaged mush mouth? 

- While some Democrats have railed against President Donald Trump's $200 million plan to remodel the White House ballroom, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., defended the investment in an interview with Fox News Digital. 

"The plans are going to be done in a tasteful and historical kind of way," Fetterman said. "They're not putting in a Dave & Buster's kind of situation here, so I think upgrading some of these facilities seems pretty normal."

Dem senator breaks ranks with party to support Trump's $200M White House makeover | Fox News https://share.google/s5YbiCnK3PLLNdSZt

[weepaws 3,298]

I find that crazy, since trump is a liberal.  Mmm. 

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

This is & telling in a number of ways.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

If the Dems are against it, it can only mean 1 of 2 things... 

1) It's Trump

2) A Democrat was responsible for the current appearance.

[thegeneral 3,527]

The homeless looking guy who wears old shorts and hoodies everyday is def the one who I want weighing in on architecture and taste levels!

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. 

>>Demolition crews on Monday began tearing down part of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building.<<

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

6 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

2) A Democrat was responsible for the current appearance.

Really. Who do you think built the East Wing of the White House?

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

It’s 2030, and a giant rotating T spins over the roof of the Trump White Horse Casino & Resort.

Press Secretary Laura Loomer shoots back at the reporter from Russia Today about why they were doing this.”Thomas Jefferson was a tacky socialist, and the Nation’s Leader has decided the old facade lacked front porch lighting & the required gold fillgree. Ordinary citizens can pay the 100,000 Emirati Bitcoin fee for VIP membership any time!”

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

7 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Really. Who do you think built the East Wing of the White House?

I have no idea.  Who was it?

[Gepetto 1,443]

Trump was/is a real estate developer at the highest level. I wouldn't trust anyone else anymore. 

[thegeneral 3,527]

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

It’s 2030, and a giant rotating T spins over the roof of the Trump White Horse Casino & Resort.

Press Secretary Laura Loomer shoots back at the reporter from Russia Today about why they were doing this.”Thomas Jefferson was a tacky socialist, and the Nation’s Leader has decided the old facade lacked front porch lighting & the required gold fillgree. Ordinary citizens can pay the 100,000 Emirati Bitcoin fee for VIP membership any time!”

Accurate

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

I have no idea.  Who was it?

Teddy Roosevelt. And in case Republicans have forgotten he’s the other Republican on Mount Rushmore.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

2 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Teddy Roosevelt. And in case Republicans have forgotten he’s the other Republican on Mount Rushmore.

Ok, so then it's "#1" then.  "Because Trump".  I said it's one of two things.  Had Biden done this, there would be no issues... and you know it.

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

1 minute ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Ok, so then it's "#1" then.  "Because Trump".  I said it's one of two things.  Had Biden done this, there would be no issues... and you know it.

If Biden had torn down a whole wing of the White House there’d be no issues. Really.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

8 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

If Biden had torn down a whole wing of the White House there’d be no issues. Really.

Yeah, really.  The message would be that the renovation was well past due.  Stop pretending that the Democrats are a moral compass.  Stop pretending that they don't lie just as much as Republican's.

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

Yeah, really.  The message would be that the renovation was well past due.  Stop pretending that the Democrats are a moral compass.  Stop pretending that they don't lie just as much as Republican's.

How do you personally feel about the White House as a national monument & symbol?

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

How do you personally feel about the White House as a national monument & symbol?

I think it's great.  Why?  

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

4 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I think it's great.  Why?  

Well, because the president is tearing down a chunk of it. Said he wouldn’t, now he is. Said it was the Dem designed part, turns out it was another part built by a hallowed Republican. Carry on.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Well, because the president is tearing down a chunk of it. Said he wouldn’t, now he is. Said it was the Dem designed part, turns out it was built by a hallowed Republican. Carry on.

O.M.G., what are we to do!!!!  

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

O.M.G., what are we to do!!!

Nothing, do nothing.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Nothing, do nothing.

It's what I plan to do.  Just like if any Democrat did this and just like any Democrat would if a Democrat did this.

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20 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

If Biden had torn down a whole wing of the White House there’d be no issues. Really.

Yeah. It's a fact. Now let's say the conservatives in this country committed all the destruction and violence that the liberals caused in 2020. Would the liberals be screaming "Mostly peaceful!!"? No, they wouldn't. 

[thegeneral 3,527]

The renderings of this expansion are crazy. That thing is huge

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

2 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

It's what I plan to do.  Just like if any Democrat did this and just like any Democrat would if a Democrat did this.

If Obama did this with a GOP majority he’d have been impeached by 800 pm.

Of course we don’t even have a Congress right now.

I’m not addressing your values, you laid them out perfectly fine there. I never raised ‘if Obama / Biden did it.’ 

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

6 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Yeah. It's a fact. Now let's say the conservatives in this country committed all the destruction and violence that the liberals caused in 2020. Would the liberals be screaming "Mostly peaceful!!"? No, they wouldn't. 

Gentleman, please. I didn’t raise that point however. 
 

IMO the White House is an American icon & monument, and this particular piece was build by one of the great Presidents, a Republican. It’s tragic.

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2 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Gentleman, please. I didn’t raise that point however. 
 

IMO the White House is an American icon & monument, and this particular piece was build by one of the great Presidents, a Republican. It’s tragic.

What's tragic about it?

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

5 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

What's tragic about it?

Seaf, it’s cool. I treasure American history & its iconic symbols. Also just in general doing something of this magnitude without Congressional approval is wrong & unconstitutional. I know how you feel about things & where you fall ideologically. So it’s cool, it’s not a problem for you, got it.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

13 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

If Obama did this with a GOP majority he’d have been impeached by 800 pm.

Of course we don’t even have a Congress right now.

I’m not addressing your values, you laid them out perfectly fine there. I never raised ‘if Obama / Biden did it.’ 

Obama didn't even get impeached for having the IRS target Republican's, so GTFOH with that bs.

I'm only saying that the Democrat party is having a fit because Trump is doing it.  If Biden did or had Harris won and they did it, they'd be promoting it.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

7 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Also just in general doing something of this magnitude without Congressional approval is wrong & unconstitutional.

Incorrect.  Private funds can be used (which it is in this case), to make renovations to the White House without Congressional approval.  Of the projected $250M bill, $200M has already been raised through private sources and more fund raising will continue until they hit the number they need.

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

Incorrect.  Private funds can be used (which it is in this case), to make renovations to the White House without Congressional approval.  Of the projected $250M bill, $200M has already been raised through private sources and more fund raising will continue until they hit the number they need.

What are we debating here? I’m not blaming you or shaming you. You think this ok, I don’t. I do sincerely appreciate the responses.

[seafoam1 3,382]

8 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Seaf, it’s cool. I treasure American history & its iconic symbols. Also just in general doing something of this magnitude without Congressional approval is wrong & unconstitutional. I know how you feel about things & where you fall ideologically. So it’s cool, it’s not a problem for you, got it.

What the congress has done to Trump over the years has taken me out caring what they want. 

Trump is legally allowed to do what he's doing.

So put Trump in jail again. That's all the congress tried to do during Trump:s whole first term. Liberals should be pissed at how the Congress simply didn't do their jobs because of their TDS.

And where were all the liberals screaming about all the federal monuments being destroyed or vandalized during the summer of love in 2020? 

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

12 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Obama didn't even get impeached for having the IRS target Republican's, so GTFOH with that bs.

I'm only saying that the Democrat party is having a fit because Trump is doing it.  If Biden did or had Harris won and they did it, they'd be promoting it.

Ok you’ve already said you treasure the WH, right? So do I, and I think almost all Americans do. Obviously the 9/11/01 hijackers wanted to destroy it, some people feel that way about it I guess. You & I feel the same way about it, you just think we have no choice on the matter & that all this is perfectly legal. Personally even if it were legal I find it disgusting defacement of a great American symbol. I don’t know, again I just see it as sad. I’m not sure if anyone will ever do anything about it.

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14 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Seaf, it’s cool. I treasure American history & its iconic symbols. Also just in general doing something of this magnitude without Congressional approval is wrong & unconstitutional. I know how you feel about things & where you fall ideologically. So it’s cool, it’s not a problem for you, got it.

unconstitutional?  how so?

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

5 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

What the congress has done to Trump over the years has taken me out caring what they want. 

Trump is legally allowed to do what he's doing.

So put Trump in jail again. That's all the congress tried to do during Trump:s whole first term. Liberals should be pissed at how the Congress simply didn't do their jobs because of their TDS.

And where were all the liberals screaming about all the federal monuments being destroyed or vandalized during the summer of love in 2020? 

Ok this game. Dems/GOP did XYZ & also ABC, & red/blue said nothing & cared nought, so our values are shitte & negated. 

[shadrap 249]

2 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Ok this game. Dems/GOP did XYZ & also BC, & red/blue said nothing & cared bought, so our values are shitte & negated. 

you said it was unconstitutional.  I just wondered, how so?   If you can't answer just say so.  no need for a conniption fit.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

6 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

What are we debating here? I’m not blaming you or shaming you. You think this ok, I don’t. I do sincerely appreciate the responses.

I was referring to your post that this project was that "... doing something of this magnitude without Congressional approval is wrong & unconstitutional."

 

You are incorrect.  This does not need congressional approval and it is not unconstitutional.  Trump has full authority to do this if private funds are being used.  With that being the case, congressional approval is not needed.  The project estimates to be $250M.  Apparently, $200M has already been donated and the administration is still fundraising for the other $50M.  So, there's nothing wrong with this.

 

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Ok you’ve already said you treasure the WH, right? So do I, and I think almost all Americans do. Obviously the 9/11/01 hijackers wanted to destroy it, some people feel that way about it I guess. You & I feel the same way about it, you just think we have no choice on the matter & that all this is perfectly legal. Personally even if it were legal I find it disgusting defacement of a great American symbol. I don’t know, again I just see it as sad. I’m not sure if anyone will ever do anything about it.

You think it's defacement because Trump is doing it.  Why not wait until after it's done and see what it looks like?  If it looks like crap, then I'd probably agree with you.  If it doesn't, then the American tax payers spent no money for something that looks great.  Now, I know the talking heads (Democrat leadership and MSM), will hate it no matter what... even if the rest of the world thinks it's beautiful.

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

5 minutes ago, shadrap said:

unconstitutional?  how so?

There are about 8 paragraphs to be written on this, but I’ll just say it’s a monument, it’s the property of the American people and go look at Section I of the Constitution about appropriation. Its constantly disappointing & bizarre that people who think of themselves as conservative Republicans are the ones constantly calling for it to be struck through.

[TBayXXXVII 2,655]

1 minute ago, shadrap said:

you said it was unconstitutional.  I just wondered, how so?   If you can't answer just say so.  no need for a conniption fit.

It's not.  It would only be, if Trump actually needed congressional approval (which he doesn't because private money is being used), and congress had a say in the matter (which they don't anyway).

[SaintsInDome2006 593]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

Trump has full authority to do this if private funds are being used. 

This is a completely meaningless statement Constitutionally.

[seafoam1 3,382]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Ok this game. Dems/GOP did XYZ & also ABC, & red/blue said nothing & cared nought, so our values are shitte & negated. 

Well I'm just saying that updating and enhancing that government facility is a good thing. Think of the future events that will turn out to be historical moments one day in that new space.