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muriel_volestrangler

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

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 02:51 PM

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in some people's eyes: most of the other stuff he's been doing involves killing people (Caribbean boats, HHS, Ukraine, Gaza, USAID), putting Americans into poverty (which might kill them) - budget cuts, especially AHA, kidnapping people (and putting them at higher risk of death) - ICE, stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers (the demand for $230 million), doing the bidding of foreign actors for billions of dollars, doing the bidding of domestic billionaires for billions of dollars (crypto scams), covering up for pedophiles (could be himself, or could be his donors). There's probably more, if you care to add to the list.

Cultural and architectural destruction is bad, but it's possible to put it down the list of evil.

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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 Wednesday OP

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

Just to build the Epstein Ballroom markodochartaigh Wednesday #2

Perfect name for it! bamagal62 Wednesday #4

Epstein Memorial Ballroom ffr Wednesday #15

I think the purpose is to demoralize people PatSeg Wednesday #3

I think so too. 2naSalit Wednesday #5

Same here PatSeg Wednesday #25

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

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

I know the ballroom was already planned, PatSeg Wednesday #26

Right. Already planned but very intentional timing. yorkster Wednesday #41

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

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

Sounds like something he would do PatSeg Wednesday #28

Let's hope not. pandr32 Wednesday #49

He's building a monument to himself Raven123 Wednesday #9

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

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

And what is sad is PatSeg Wednesday #29

I think that it is being built popsdenver Wednesday #19

Good points PatSeg Wednesday #30

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

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

That was my reasoning as well. Karma13612 Wednesday #40

Sounds like his (their) reasoning PatSeg Wednesday #57

Agree. yellow dahlia Wednesday #54

he has many enablers. mdbl Wednesday #58

MADE YOU LOOK usonian Wednesday #7

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

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

MSNBC is covering it. yellow dahlia Wednesday #55

Dah winnah! raccoon Yesterday #62

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

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

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

Vast right wing conspiracy! cksmithy Wednesday #14

Not even just that angrychair Wednesday #17

Have you seen the pictures popsdenver Wednesday #21

Absolutely angrychair Wednesday #23

Along with Russia's 1914 borders. Wednesdays Wednesday #50

Traitors' Hall BurnDoubt Wednesday #18

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

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

The entire Republican Party popsdenver Wednesday #45

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

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

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

+1 leftstreet Wednesday #48

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

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

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

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

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

MSM is, once again, complicit mcar Wednesday #38

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

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

It is.................. Lovie777 Wednesday #51

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

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

This & the Rose Garden. tblue37 Wednesday #56

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

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

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

Remove Him. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #64

The lack of outrage and strong pushback has puzzled me. Martin68 23 hrs ago #65

I'm not only disgusted and devastec Jilly_in_VA 22 hrs ago #66

The media is owned by billionaires Mysterian 22 hrs ago #67

Could it be the media? Huh? Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #68