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canetoad

(19,733 posts) Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:24 PM Monday

Does he have permits for the demolition work? [View all]

I can't really speak to the Washington DC planning and construction laws but just cannot see him doing the required paperwork to start a project like this.

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Does he have permits for the demolition work? [View all] canetoad Monday OP

I think he also can't legally demolish part of what is, after all, a national possession with no authorization or budget viva la Monday #1

Well said. yellow dahlia Monday #4

One of his lifelong patterns has been to start demolition and then refuse to stop... Hekate Monday #2

Not a normal person. yellow dahlia Monday #6

No one will stop him GenThePerservering Monday #3

I don't ForgedCrank Tuesday #10

It's a question of viewpoint charliea Tuesday #19

Read somewhere on DU that he downsized or hampered a Historical Society that would Baitball Blogger Monday #5

Permits - we don't need no stinkin' permits. yellow dahlia Monday #7

Seen this posted earlier. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #8

The wiki says the East Wing was built in 1942. Is that old enough to give it some kind of historic value? Melon Tuesday #9

The first East Wing was originally built in 1902. tinrobot Tuesday #18

Maybe there should be some repercussions for the companies doing the work? wcmagumba Tuesday #11

With any luck, there's asbestos. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #12

not like hes gonna pay the contractors lol TalenaGor Tuesday #13

right, patriotic private donors Zackzzzz Tuesday #15

Not when he has the federal budget to pay from quakerboy Tuesday #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #14

😂 LOL Lucky Luciano Tuesday #16

He did it for revenge of the protests yesterday. C Moon Tuesday #17

Permits? Ha! ReRe Tuesday #20

I read the Federal Government is self permitting CanonRay Tuesday #22