Concerned American
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Why would he? The funding is coming from private donors. No taxpayer $$$.
The metaphorical wrecking ball analogy takes a physical form.
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Small, dated and not twenty-first century ready.The White House already has a ballroom.
Concerned American
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According to you. Do you think you are a queen who can tell the current resident what he can do?
Which shows why you aren't a key player in the USA's foreign relations. (Among other defects you display.)
Concerned American
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Roosevelt also added the former east wing in 1942.
DukeU
Diamond Member
It saddens me. It sickens me.
Trump is destroying an American treasure. He is destroying our history.
And the worst part? He is doing it without any Congressional approval at all.
A $350 million vanity project for a wannabe King while thousands of Federal workers are losing their jobs. It's just disgusting.
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building. Demolition started Monday.apnews.com
Trump’s East Wing demolition isn’t a normal White House renovation
The sudden destruction of the White House's East Wing to make way for a massive gilded ballroom is a huge departure from previous remodels and renovations.www.msnbc.com
and so did many former presidents, do you think he's the first? Obama put in a baskettball court [shocking] did you complain?It saddens me. It sickens me.
Trump is destroying an American treasure. He is destroying our history.
And the worst part? He is doing it without any Congressional approval at all.
A $350 million vanity project for a wannabe King while thousands of Federal workers are losing their jobs. It's just disgusting.
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building. Demolition started Monday.
Trump’s East Wing demolition isn’t a normal White House renovation
The sudden destruction of the White House's East Wing to make way for a massive gilded ballroom is a huge departure from previous remodels and renovations.
kennedy put in a swimming pool where he would dink females, Nixon put in a bowling alley
Dante
I have always been here
wtf r u talkin' 'bout?
Mack The Finger
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You're a hack !
Go ahead and fact check-
FACT: For more than a century, U.S. Presidents have been renovating, expanding, and modernizing the White House to meet the needs of the present day.
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt built the West Wing — replacing expansive greenhouses constructed during the Jefferson Administration and establishing the modern day executive office wing with a “classically leaning design” — along with a colonial garden and East Terrace, which eventually became the East Wing.
In 1909, President William Howard Taft remodeled and expanded the West Wing, which included construction of the first Oval Office.
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson demolished the colonial garden, modernizing it with a rose garden.
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge oversaw the renovation of the upper floors and attic of the White House.
In 1929, President Herbert Hoover remodeled the West Wing, including reconstruction work in the basement level and remodeling the first floor; after a fire on Christmas Eve, the West Wing was repaired and reopened in 1930.
In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt overhauled the West Wing, adding a second floor, a larger basement, and a swimming pool, and relocating the Oval Office to its current location; in 1942, President Roosevelt constructed the East Wing.
In 1948, President Harry Truman undertook a “total reconstruction” of the White House’s interior, expanding its foundation and footprint — preserving only its exterior walls.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy constructed the modern Rose Garden.
In 1970, President Nixon converted the swimming pool into the press briefing room; in 1973, he added a bowling alley in the basement.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford installed an outdoor swimming pool on the South Grounds, financed entirely by private donations.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton undertook a restoration and refurbishment of the Executive Mansion.
In 2009, President Barack Obama resurfaced the south-grounds tennis court into a basketball court and added the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn.
MTF notes: In Philly black people are called hoops...I wonder why !
In 2020, President Trump and the First Lady completed a new White House tennis pavilion, refurbishing the White House Tennis Court and Grandchildren’s Garden, as well as constructing a new building.
And now?
In 2025, President Trump is carrying forward that legacy, breaking ground on a grand ballroom — a transformative addition that will significantly increase the White House’s capacity to host major functions honoring world leaders, foreign nations, and other dignitaries.
Go ahead and fact check-
FACT: For more than a century, U.S. Presidents have been renovating, expanding, and modernizing the White House to meet the needs of the present day.
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt built the West Wing — replacing expansive greenhouses constructed during the Jefferson Administration and establishing the modern day executive office wing with a “classically leaning design” — along with a colonial garden and East Terrace, which eventually became the East Wing.
In 1909, President William Howard Taft remodeled and expanded the West Wing, which included construction of the first Oval Office.
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson demolished the colonial garden, modernizing it with a rose garden.
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge oversaw the renovation of the upper floors and attic of the White House.
In 1929, President Herbert Hoover remodeled the West Wing, including reconstruction work in the basement level and remodeling the first floor; after a fire on Christmas Eve, the West Wing was repaired and reopened in 1930.
In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt overhauled the West Wing, adding a second floor, a larger basement, and a swimming pool, and relocating the Oval Office to its current location; in 1942, President Roosevelt constructed the East Wing.
In 1948, President Harry Truman undertook a “total reconstruction” of the White House’s interior, expanding its foundation and footprint — preserving only its exterior walls.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy constructed the modern Rose Garden.
In 1970, President Nixon converted the swimming pool into the press briefing room; in 1973, he added a bowling alley in the basement.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford installed an outdoor swimming pool on the South Grounds, financed entirely by private donations.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton undertook a restoration and refurbishment of the Executive Mansion.
In 2009, President Barack Obama resurfaced the south-grounds tennis court into a basketball court and added the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn.
MTF notes: In Philly black people are called hoops...I wonder why !
In 2020, President Trump and the First Lady completed a new White House tennis pavilion, refurbishing the White House Tennis Court and Grandchildren’s Garden, as well as constructing a new building.
And now?
In 2025, President Trump is carrying forward that legacy, breaking ground on a grand ballroom — a transformative addition that will significantly increase the White House’s capacity to host major functions honoring world leaders, foreign nations, and other dignitaries.
Dante
I have always been here
With Trump is it always more -- like what he does talking out the other side of his arse.
Bonwit Teller?
btw, Where did Obama put a Basketball Court?
This "But maaa, Bobby did it too!" defense is so tiring
Barack Obama put a basketball court at the White House by converting the existing tennis court for both tennis and basketball use, and he also built a separate, new basketball facility called "Home Court" as part of the future Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The White House court, adapted in 2009, has been used for games with staff and notable athletes. The Home Court facility at the Presidential Center, located in Jackson Park, is an NBA-regulation size court that is part of a larger community and educational complex.
Concerned American
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Educate yourself.
Dante
I have always been here
"impress with the wealth and power of the USA?" The USA needs to show off as if it is as insecure as djt?
what world have you been living in?
Delldude
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No stone left unturned by Trump's retribution squad......Yes, they have knocked down several walls with heavy equipment and are still searching.
It's spelled 'Kamala'......Karma? It's a real *****.
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Dante
I have always been here
I don't do nonsense
This hideous Soviet-style monstrosity will have a basketball court ... if they ever finish it. It's over budget and lousy quality. Typical for Chicago.
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He is the resident, WE are the landlords.
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Have you ever been to the White House?
What I recall of the East Wing from my visit there in Sept, 2024, was old fashioned and very worn out. It was a disappointment, to say the least.
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