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Martin Eden

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22. Yep. But the ballroom in not enough to sate his bottomless ego.

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 02:25 PM

Oct 22

Nothing is, so next up is a gigantic "Arc de Trump" dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial on our National Mall.

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Alexander S. Vindman 🇺🇸: I don't understand why Trump wrecking the White House isn't a bigger story. I've been in the [View all] riversedge Oct 22 OP

Well, Col. Vindman... I, for one am devastated... hlthe2b Oct 22 #1

Just to build the Epstein Ballroom markodochartaigh Oct 22 #2

Perfect name for it! bamagal62 Oct 22 #4

Epstein Memorial Ballroom ffr Oct 22 #15

I think the purpose is to demoralize people PatSeg Oct 22 #3

I think so too. 2naSalit Oct 22 #5

Same here PatSeg Oct 22 #25

I don't think the mass protests had anything to do with it. pandr32 Oct 22 #6

Fawk, forgot about that damn arc. a kennedy Oct 22 #13

I know the ballroom was already planned, PatSeg Oct 22 #26

Right. Already planned but very intentional timing. yorkster Oct 22 #41

They didn't According to Wiki & AI - he's been talking about this renovation since 2010 womanofthehills Oct 22 #46

I was thinking he'd pull down the Washington monument The Blue Flower Oct 22 #8

Sounds like something he would do PatSeg Oct 22 #28

Let's hope not. pandr32 Oct 22 #49

He's building a monument to himself Raven123 Oct 22 #9

Yep. But the ballroom in not enough to sate his bottomless ego. Martin Eden Oct 22 #22

I look forward to donating to whatever effort there is to demolish all of it Raven123 Oct 22 #27

And what is sad is PatSeg Oct 22 #29

I think that it is being built popsdenver Oct 22 #19

Good points PatSeg Oct 22 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author maddiemom Oct 22 #31

Macron should have taken the Statue of Liberty back when he was here. nt maddiemom Oct 22 #35

That was my reasoning as well. Karma13612 Oct 22 #40

Sounds like his (their) reasoning PatSeg Oct 22 #57

Agree. yellow dahlia Oct 22 #54

he has many enablers. mdbl Oct 22 #58

MADE YOU LOOK usonian Oct 22 #7

I understand completely why it isn't a bigger story hvn_nbr_2 Oct 22 #10

But if this had been Hillary Clinton doing it, if you could imagine that happening in a million years, ffr Oct 22 #16

MSNBC is covering it. yellow dahlia Oct 22 #55

Dah winnah! raccoon Thursday #62

It's to disable the Emergency Command Center RainCaster Oct 22 #11

I believe what others have mentioned, he is not planning on leaving Our House EVER. a kennedy Oct 22 #12

I fear you're right... getting him out of "OUR" House is going to take a ... slightlv Oct 22 #60

Vast right wing conspiracy! cksmithy Oct 22 #14

Not even just that angrychair Oct 22 #17

Have you seen the pictures popsdenver Oct 22 #21

Absolutely angrychair Oct 22 #23

Along with Russia's 1914 borders. Wednesdays Oct 22 #50

Traitors' Hall BurnDoubt Oct 22 #18

Or... Trump/Epstein Victims' Memorial Hall BurnDoubt Oct 22 #20

I believe part of the answer to why such demolition is in part of Vindman's post. East Wing built txwhitedove Oct 22 #24

The entire Republican Party popsdenver Oct 22 #45

Obviously it is a big story on DU, but I can see why other Trump news could be bigger muriel_volestrangler Oct 22 #32

Also big news story on other news platforms. Read that other news too and cried over it all, but txwhitedove Oct 22 #44

Agree - all the human killing & suffering over takes this story womanofthehills Oct 22 #47

+1 leftstreet Oct 22 #48

There should have been a J6- type response intrepidity Oct 22 #33

To Trump a Ball Room makes other people small. pwb Oct 22 #34

And it's the only way he can have big balls. lastlib Oct 22 #43

From a general building perspective, I think it's fairly rare kairos12 Oct 22 #36

It's the fucking M$M cherry-picking fake outrage at Democrats only Blue Owl Oct 22 #37

MSM is, once again, complicit mcar Oct 22 #38

It's not a bigger story because TRUMP FLOODS THE ZONE WITH SHIT. maxsolomon Oct 22 #39

The work crew is comprised of criminals from Jan 6 that he pardoned. twodogsbarking Oct 22 #42

It is.................. Lovie777 Oct 22 #51

Really, one of the most important and famous buildings in the world /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 22 #52

When you're a star they let you do it /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 22 #53

This & the Rose Garden. tblue37 Oct 22 #56

It's a HUGE deal to me, Mr. Vindaman. I can't stop crying about it. BComplex Oct 22 #59

Trump lied about the ballroom project. red dog 1 Oct 22 #61

It isn't a bigger story because B.See Thursday #63

Remove Him. Joinfortmill Thursday #64

The lack of outrage and strong pushback has puzzled me. Martin68 Thursday #65

I'm not only disgusted and devastec Jilly_in_VA Thursday #66

The media is owned by billionaires Mysterian Thursday #67

Could it be the media? Huh? Clouds Passing Thursday #68