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Ocelot II

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26. Only cheaper.

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:47 AM

Oct 23

It will certainly be constructed with the cheapest materials, and he'll pocket the rest of the money after he stiffs the contractors. But at least if it's cheaply made, it will be easier to demolish eventually.

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Take a wild guess what Trump's ball room is modeled on? [View all] orangecrush Oct 23 OP

Putin's fingerprints are on everything Trump does and says. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #1

I'm sure it's purely coincidental orangecrush Oct 23 #2

Coincidences take a lot of planning. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #3

old army saying Hieronymus Phact Oct 23 #17

Its a true saying orangecrush Oct 23 #30

Bingo. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #32

The three parts of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger PCIntern Oct 23 #33

Makes sense. calimary Oct 23 #54

It isn't homegirl Oct 23 #67

May his life become even less enjoyable with every new day EYESORE 9001 Oct 23 #16

Putin knows the American people are unlikley to rise up against fascism Irish_Dem Oct 23 #34

More like "footprints," evolves Oct 23 #29

Perhaps he wants to share a pure cane sugar Diet Coke and big Mac with Pootie in the ballroom. Magoo48 Oct 23 #61

This would be quite fitting. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #62

Parcon the crudity Jilly_in_VA Oct 23 #4

Just like all the gold shit he put up in the Oval Office. GoCubsGo Oct 23 #5

Hideous and very distracting dixiegrrrrl Oct 23 #43

So from now on he shall be know at Czar Krasnov the first. Dave Bowman Oct 23 #6

Maybe the No Kings! protests should be No Czars! tanyev Oct 23 #9

Even Burger Kings. Good name for him, by the way. multigraincracker Oct 23 #39

Love this Joinfortmill Oct 23 #12

..my bad thomski64 Oct 23 #7

You beat me to Dave thomski64 Oct 23 #10

My first thought was "Versailles" -- actually, most tacky, overdone ballrooms are based on the tastes of French monarchs eppur_se_muova Oct 23 #8

Right. Starting with Peter the Great, Wednesdays Oct 23 #38

Exactly shanti Oct 23 #56

Thanks for adding that. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 23 #57

Gaudy OPulence: G/OP. From the Giddy Over Putin crowd. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 23 #11

When Putin moves in he will feel right at home........nt Hope22 Oct 23 #13

That's a tough sell if you've seen the existing Trump ballroom at MAL FBaggins Oct 23 #14

Funny thing.... TommyT139 Oct 23 #52

Put-In will be the first person to see it,.when it's finished .... aggiesal Oct 23 #15

The ladies i sew with on Mondays don't think Trump needs more room for his balls assuming he has any. Srkdqltr Oct 23 #18

Next president, that's near the top of what I'm dismantling rpannier Oct 23 #19

Oh... I doubt that I would demolish a completed extension just to spite him FBaggins Oct 23 #27

I would orangecrush Oct 23 #31

I would, too. calimary Friday #68

Gauche Clouds Passing Oct 23 #20

Its literally a throne room JCMach1 Oct 23 #21

From 2017: dalton99a Oct 23 #22

MARA Make America Russia Again IronLionZion Oct 23 #23

Brasnov wants Cherokee100 Oct 23 #24

All of this kind of monumental shit is ultimately based on the Palace of Versailles... Wounded Bear Oct 23 #25

Only cheaper. Ocelot II Oct 23 #26

Hitler also had a ballroom LetMyPeopleVote Oct 23 #28

Hitler's architecture... sop Oct 23 #46

That would certainly add a nice touch to the White House grounds dedl67 Oct 23 #47

In best Boris Badenov voice COL Mustard Oct 23 #35

Fucking bdamomma Oct 23 #36

Pelosi to Trump, "With you all roads lead to Putin." Botany Oct 23 #37

Of course it is! liberalla Oct 23 #40

Hitler also remodeled the Chancellor's office at the Reichstag and another building to add ballrooms and a conservatory ChicagoTeamster Oct 23 #41

Just remembering dflprincess Oct 23 #42

Or for Marie Antoinette. Ocelot II Oct 23 #44

It's a larger version of the Grand Ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, built by Trump in 2004. sop Oct 23 #45

Disgusting! nt HarryM Oct 23 #50

looks like the oval office as well. pansypoo53219 Oct 23 #48

I thought it would be HarryM Oct 23 #49

Trump and Epstein probably had "Massages" there LiberalArkie Oct 23 #51

Looks like the acoustics will be HORRIBLE! An echo chamber. QueerDuck Oct 23 #53

I find it weird that a man who clearly doesn't know how to dance (see fierywoman Oct 23 #55

It's modeled after Putin's colon. Something TACO is familiar with. marble falls Oct 23 #58

... orangecrush Oct 23 #63

Well I Guessed Wrong... The Conductor Oct 23 #59

My bad! I figured it would be modeled on... Trueblue Texan Oct 23 #60

Something Russian? Iggo Oct 23 #64

Yup orangecrush Oct 23 #66

Nah, it's after the best little whore house Smilo Oct 23 #65

Yikes! I should have seen it, I've been there Rhiannon12866 Friday #69