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In reply to the discussion: Andrew Kerr- Architect - Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. [View all]Wiz Imp
(7,838 posts)53. You're the one spouting nonsense.
        Andrew Kerr is a legitimate architect in DC and every single thing he says can be backed up by other architects.  Nobody administration has  You have no idea what you are talking about.
Oh, and $3,333 per square foot is indeed an astronomical cost for any building.
No, no existing building costs anything close to $3,333 per square foot; this price is astronomical even for the most expensive projects, with top-tier construction costing around $1,000 per square foot. 
A cost of $3,333 per square foot is far beyond any current construction reality.
The most expensive buildings today typically cost around $1,000 per square foot, and even that is considered an extremely high price.
A cost of $3,333 per square foot is far beyond any current construction reality.
The most expensive buildings today typically cost around $1,000 per square foot, and even that is considered an extremely high price.

And the $300 million in spending from Bush & Obama was long ago debunked as well.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/23/obama-white-house-renovation/
Unraveling claims about $376M White House renovation under Obama
While a large White House renovation project took place during Obama's presidency, some posts omitted key context or shared misleading claims.
While a large White House renovation project took place during Obama's presidency, some posts omitted key context or shared misleading claims.
Trying to equate what happened under Obama with what Trump is doing is as dishonest as anything Trump himself has ever done.
These are pictures posted on the White House site which come from the actual architect of the project.
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                        Andrew Kerr- Architect - Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. [View all]
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        a huge grift. the oompa loompa isn't sartisfied w/ the money he's already made selling his coins + nft's.
        pansypoo53219
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        Well, Not Exactly "By Ear," More Like by the Seat of His Soiled Diaper
        The Roux Comes First
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        The WH has supplied a couple of renderings ("drawing" in your language). No idea what illustration FB has. . . . nt
        Bernardo de La Paz
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        Its been brought up elsewhere that tRumps ballroom exactlly mirrors putins ballroom in russia though its 5% bigger so
        yaesu
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        It will be built as cheaply as possible. Trump will pocket the extra money from the oligarchs' donations (bribes)
        Ocelot II
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        Chirst, now trump even has architects questioning whether building was destroyed and is being rebuilt to trump's specs.
        Silent Type
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        Even a bunker won't survive a Ground Zero strike from a Russian nuclear ground burst
        EX500rider
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        Historian Doug Brinkley this a.m. on Morning Joe, got heated up about this
        allegorical oracle
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        I clicked on the FB link and got a page that said, "Sorry, this content isn't available right now."
        ShazzieB
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