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

[Ron_Artest 2,127]

3 minutes ago, jonnyutah said:

Just so we are clear to establish for firmly held beliefs..what exactly do you think he paved over?

The White House Rose Garden.  It's not what I think, it's what happened.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a65491544/white-house-rose-garden-trump-paved-over-photos/

[Strike 5,968]

13 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

This thread was created in Aug.  There is a foxnews article in the first post.

From the article...

This will be just the latest step in a radical architectural overhaul intent on making the 225-year-old executive mansion less redolent of stuffy Washington and more evocative of Mar-a-Lago, his gaudy palace in Palm Beach, Florida.

“But starting now with the paving of the Rose Garden, and coming soon with the construction of a garish ballroom, they will see a physical representation of a low and shameful time. The once graceful executive mansion will be transformed into something tasteless and embarrassing. It will be both awful and fitting.”

Enjoy your L

I don't see those "quotes" in that article.  

[Ron_Artest 2,127]

7 minutes ago, Strike said:

I don't see those "quotes" in that article.  

Oh, you know what, I'm an idiot.  I'll take my own L.  That's what I get for posting during a call.

This was the article I took the quotes from, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-white-house-ballroom

From August as well

THIS is from the FoxNews article...

"The project at the White House is a gigantic boondoggle," Blumenthal said. "The important question is not only the damage that it could do to the architecture of the White House, but also what contributors would have over Trump if they are giving to this project."

So the size was raised previously.

[Strike 5,968]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

Oh, you know what, I'm an idiot.  I'll take my own L.  That's what I get for posting during a call.

This was the article I took the quotes from, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-white-house-ballroom

From August as well

THIS is from the FoxNews article...

"The project at the White House is a gigantic boondoggle," Blumenthal said. "The important question is not only the damage that it could do to the architecture of the White House, but also what contributors would have over Trump if they are giving to this project."

So the size was raised previously.

Sorry man.  You had an opportunity.  I don't do wild goose chases.  

[BrahmaBulls 908]

6 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

It is symbolic watching him literally destroy the white house.

Also no surprise the trump cucks are here defending everything he does.

He did lie, but he always lies.  This didn't go for any kind of architectural or historical review.

He doesn't respect the country or it's history.  First the rose garden paving over, then the car lot flags, now the destruction of the east wing and the construction of a football field sized ballroom fitting for a man with small d problems.

You're obsessed with his d1ck size now?  I think your crush on him has gotten a little too weird

[TimHauck 3,273]

46 minutes ago, Strike said:

From the Dems and the media.  All the outrage has been about him touching the WH.  Only in the past day or two has the messaging shifted to the scale and/or the "historical" aspects of the project.  Apparently the original reasoning for outrage didn't resonate so your side pivoted.  Which is just more proof of how fake your outrage is.

This argument doesn’t even make sense, because we didn’t know him saying the WH wouldn’t be touched was a lie until a couple days ago.  In fact I’d argue there wasn’t much outrage at all until the past few days when the pictures started coming out, showing that 1) it was being touched contrary to his claim, and 2) seeing how massive the addition actually is.

[seafoam1 3,384]

11 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

This argument doesn’t even make sense, because we didn’t know him saying the WH wouldn’t be touched was a lie until a couple days ago.  In fact I’d argue there wasn’t much outrage at all until the past few days when the pictures started coming out, showing that 1) it was being touched contrary to his claim, and 2) seeing how massive the addition actually is.

Timhack is really hurting here.

[TimHauck 3,273]

I’ve now seen multiple MAGA “influencers” share this image thinking it was from Obama, lol.

 

[jonnyutah 526]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

The White House Rose Garden.  It's not what I think, it's what happened.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a65491544/white-house-rose-garden-trump-paved-over-photos/

Haha. Please try and not be dumb for one minute and explain in your own words exactly what you think he paved over.

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Now you Libs are threatening anyone who helps fund the BBB.  What is wrong with you?

[Ron_Artest 2,127]

East Wing is gone.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-images-show-entire-white-house-east-wing/story?id=126800684

[seafoam1 3,384]

14 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

East Wing is gone.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-images-show-entire-white-house-east-wing/story?id=126800684

Excellent. This is progress in the right direction. 

Liberal politicians will whine about this forever but soon will find plenty of ways to use the space and the whole freak out about it will disappear.