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Irish_Dem

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28. Trump hates the White House. From day one he called it a dump.

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Tue Oct 21, 2025, 12:27 PM

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Trump regime thinks they can now coverup photos of their butchered destruction of White House [View all] bigtree Oct 21 OP

I don't care who's paying for the damn building, he's building it on our land. Walleye Oct 21 #1

He has NO RIGHT! This is the people's house not the Trump dynasty. Liberal In Texas Oct 21 #2

Betcha he doesn't have construction permits C_U_L8R Oct 21 #3

Construction permits maliaSmith Oct 21 #16

The Federal Government issues its own permits in DC. maxsolomon Oct 21 #21

It is like classified docs..... usedtobedemgurl Oct 21 #35

Everything he says is a lie! Diamond_Dog Oct 21 #4

Leavitt's word to describe what has been done to the East Wing was "modernized" democrank Oct 21 #5

Once he starts on the "ballroom", he'll probably Bettie Oct 21 #6

"Nothing will be torn down," Karoline Leavitt said dalton99a Oct 21 #7

Why would anyone still believe a word he says. Baitball Blogger Oct 21 #8

Or she says. colorado_ufo Oct 21 #20

Pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of. Mc Mike Oct 21 #9

He called it a dump during his first presidency. colorado_ufo Oct 21 #22

At least some of the wing should have been salvaged. rickford66 Oct 21 #10

I'm so looking forward to people scolding me for celebrating his eventual death Orrex Oct 21 #11

Won't be me. llmart Oct 21 #15

Now that the construction has started, I want to see it finished. colorado_ufo Oct 21 #26

In that case, I hope that construction is wrapped up by the end of the month Orrex Oct 21 #34

We 3auld6phart Oct 21 #36

OMG MEEEE TOOOO! I will be absolutely UNCOWED in my celebrations! Maru Kitteh Oct 21 #38

When ol' Chuck died, I was amazed at how we were told to respond Orrex Oct 21 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author republianmushroom Oct 21 #12

How much will it cost the next president to restore the building (and the Rose Garden). dflprincess Oct 21 #13

Good idea Grim Chieftain Oct 21 #18

It's actually a cultural and historical artifact in my opinion. He KPN Oct 21 #39

Excellent points Grim Chieftain Oct 21 #43

The East Wing won't be restored, the Ballroom won't be torn down. maxsolomon Oct 21 #24

Probably the same billionaire "donors" that are paying now. rubbersole Oct 21 #27

Talk about dumb, people must learn trump lies a lot, republianmushroom Oct 21 #14

It would be easier to list the times he has told the truth. llmart Oct 21 #17

Very true, you are correct. republianmushroom Oct 21 #19

ACECO Demolition LLC could use some DU'ing, if you asked me. Here's their contact information. You can even fax them! ffr Oct 21 #23

lol... Hope22 Oct 21 #31

It seems they have demolished their website. HappyH Oct 21 #32

JFC orangecrush Oct 21 #25

Laws? Wednesdays Oct 21 #37

Apparently not orangecrush Oct 21 #44

Trump hates the White House. From day one he called it a dump. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #28

i DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DESTROYING FASTER... some_of_us_are_sane Oct 21 #29

Private money makes it worse Cirsium Oct 21 #30

This will be THE iconic photo of the failed Trump Reign of error jmbar2 Oct 21 #33

Great point. Saving this photo to files myself -- the KPN Oct 21 #41

We need more photos. Is the whole street blocked off & under guard? Are any line of sight windows available? Hekate Oct 21 #40

We'll have to hope future Democrat Administrations will tear down his "ball room" and rebuild the original structures... wcmagumba Oct 21 #45