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1. WSJ article

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 10:46 AM

Oct 21

Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of demolition of parts of East Wing go viral, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to White House has front-row seat
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Updated Oct. 21, 2025 at 7:17 am ET

WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing after images of construction equipment dismantling the facade of the building went viral online.

Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of … the Pisswig’s $250 million monstrosity .

(Ok I added the end there … WSUrinal is Paywalled and I can’t get archive.ph to work for me)

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/treasury-tells-employees-not-to-share-photos-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-1d4f2c49?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcqbWt2F6tlY5KvmobEpkL-bK8tlvpRq1fxGnGf8DJAxPCZd8l4uaJI&gaa_ts=68f7a30a&gaa_sig=rD2Q2c9Fx68BZwcRnR1Hna_zhx7XrtV8dfVQT0Qe6Aaj5BtSWfcUzXayah7YQKBMIqzlxPvSC2S5pKZ34MNZRw%3D%3D

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OMFG Has Anyone Seen The Rendition Of The Ballroom [View all] gab13by13 Oct 21 OP

WSJ article dweller Oct 21 #1

Ah so, it is OCCULT Champp Oct 21 #21

Here's one: sop Oct 21 #2

Whoa, that's insane! PatSeg Oct 21 #5

Albert Speer couldn't have imagined anything more imposing. sop Oct 21 #12

Autocrats tend to be drawn to such displays of grandeur PatSeg Oct 21 #14

I will vote for a candidate that vows to demolish that Blimp Hangar. Happy Hoosier Oct 21 #15

It looks like a gaudy basketball arena. Good lord. Vinca Oct 21 #17

There is something seriously wrong with that man PatSeg Oct 21 #3

I'm thinking "Louis XVI whorehouse", Turnip's favorite "style". eppur_se_muova Oct 21 #4

An orange buffoon berksdem Oct 21 #6

Fortunately he is probably going to die before its finished. milestogo Oct 21 #9

at this point his berksdem Oct 21 #11

Talk about use of the autopen! NCDem47 Oct 21 #19

It's a Throne Room, not a ball room alittlelark Oct 21 #7

Found two. usonian Oct 21 #8

Reminds me of another architectural mistake: no_hypocrisy Oct 21 #10

Over the top is such an inadequate description. democrank Oct 21 #13

Destroying the East Room where President Kennedy's body lay in state. John1956PA Oct 21 #16

Yes Rebl2 Oct 21 #18

Epstein, please. jeffreyi Oct 21 #20

Don't worry, It will be easy to tear down. Cheaply built. completely_bushed Oct 21 #22