This breaks my heart

Just a fact-based reminder

Trump is a temporary resident of the White House. He does not own it, nor does have even have control over it.

That building belongs to us, the US citizens.

Any significant change should ONLY come at the approval of the people's representatives-Congress.

And for those arguing that the people aren't paying for it, that is decidedly NOT a good thing. It is, in fact, decidedly, a bad thing.

That means ONLY that unknown actors are paying for access to the president, i.e. bribing him. That is OUR building, WE should be deciding it's construction and WE should be paying for it.

The "wrong" of this is so monumental as to beggar words.

This action has hit me harder in ways that other even worse things haven't, even the murdering he is doing.

Maybe it is my love of history, maybe it is my particular reverence for our heritage. Maybe it was I was prepared for the assaults on our liberties, I was prepared for murder, I was prepared for fascism. I was not prepared for the destruction of one of our nation's primary symbols.

I FEEL like I felt during the assault on the Capitol, like I am being violated.

This man has zero respect for our country; it is beyond despairing.

Bill uses artificial intelligence to express his natural stupidity

Anyone who argues past changes to the white house are in any way comparable to tripling the size of the white house is a disgusting vile, despicable liar.

Full ------- stop.

The White House is one the primary symbols of America and it's heritage.

No single person should just ------- change that, full ------- stop.

Anyone who argues differently is beneath contempt.

Trump is building a tacky, unnecessary eyesore that will serve zero purpose other than inflating his ------- ego. how many ------- balls does the white house have?

it is disgusting

it is pissing on our shared heritage

It is like smearing ---- on the walls of congress

Oh yeah, magat scum did that too

Adding tacky ------- gold painted ornaments to the oval office is disgusting but you won't hear me commenting on it as it is well within norms.

Paving over the garden planted by a beloved First Lady of an assassinated president is pissing on our history.

Some people ------- care about that ----. IT IS WHO WE ------- ARE. The White House is known as the People's House. Every president until this one has respected the relationship between his occupancy and the structure. Yes, changes can happen, but they should ONLY happen after careful consideration over the history and traditions that define us. A president is a temporary occupant of a building that belongs to ALL OF US. Trump is the first one to act like it is his house

Tearing down a wing of the WH to build a pointless ballroom is a breathtaking display of disrespect for our country

All because one single person wanted it.

He doesn't care about the countless Americans who hold that building precious as a secular symbol of the greatness of the promise of America.

He simply does not care about our history, ANYTHING that came before him means nothing to him.

It represents in a real tangible way how little he cares about what America is all about.

Ok, so the next dem president can just demolish the trump ballroom easy peasy

MSGT serious question can you read at a 5th grade level?

First

The 2010 White House renovation was a four-year, multi-million dollar infrastructure project to replace outdated and failing systems, primarily in the East and West Wings. The project, which was named the "White House Big Dig" by the press, involved excavating underground to upgrade electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC systems, and was funded by a congressional appropriation approved in 2008 under the George W. Bush administration.

How is that in any way comparable to what Trump is doing?

I ask without hope of getting a reply.

Second

Your observation about the Rose Garden is that Trump previously desecrated that space.

Again, the Rose Garden was the brain child of a beloved First Lady who was the wife of an assassinated president.

As such the Rose Garden holds special meaning to Americans or at least those who cherish their nation's history.

NO ONE is saying Trump and Melania cannot have an impact, even a permanent impact on the house. That is absolutely appropriate EVEN IF ------- IS A DICTATOR

We are saying that what ------- does should be respectful of the history of the White House. There are MANY ways he could have changed the White House and it's surroundings WITHOUT DESTROYING a third of it and then tripling the size of the building with a tacky pointless ballroom.

But, then again, you are too stupid to understand.

I want to point out something I missed the first time around

CNN report from 2010: $376 million White House renovation during the Obama Administration. Where was the Democrat outrage then? Also that was paid for by the taxpayers.

#72 | Posted by MSgt at 2

AND

"...was funded by a congressional appropriation approved in 2008 under the George W. Bush administration."

Typical magat scum reaction whatabout that Obama did something when it was actually his predecessor

Spending 300 million on a ballroom after demolishing the east wing"
Is Trump spending tax-payer money?
Are you trying to dictate how the wealthy should use their money?
Personally, I think it's appalling that some people are multi-billionaires in the first place but I'm not about to put any emotional energy into worrying about how they spend it.
#130 | Posted by BillJohnson a

You are too stupid, immoral and unethical to understand the magnitude of the problem of "private funding" for WH construction.