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Friday, July 18, 2025

President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result of policies backed by Trump himself.

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... As the Fed moved forward with plans to renovate its Great Depression-era headquarters in Washington during Trump's first term, it faced concerns in 2020 during a vetting process involving Trump appointees, who called for more "white Georgia marble" for the facade of the building.

The Fed's architects said the central bank wanted glass walls, to reflect the Fed as a transparent institution, but three Trump appointees to a local commission felt marble best fit the building's historic character. While most of the proposed glass exterior was kept, some marble was added as a result, according to the minutes of the Commission of Fine Arts, which advises the federal government on architecture. ...




#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 10:21 PM | Reply

------- demented idiot

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-18 10:47 PM | Reply

@#2

Ya know, you really need to try to be more expressive of your opinions.

;)

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 10:51 PM | Reply

I have a blockage

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-18 11:05 PM | Reply

@#4 ... I have a blockage ...

Maybe more fiber in your diet?

[ducking]

;)

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 11:32 PM | Reply

But back to the topic of the thread ...

So, Pres Trump's and GOP protests about the money being spent on renovation by the Fed may be a result of the money that the GOP wanted to spend during Trump 1.0, and not something that Chmn Powell is responsible for?


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 11:49 PM | Reply

How much has Lewzer spent gold plating the White House? It looks like a Turkish brothel from an old movie.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-18 11:56 PM | Reply

@#7 ... How much has Lewzer spent gold plating the White House? ...

I had been holding that question in reserve. :)

... It looks like a Turkish brothel from an old movie. ...

Ya think?

Good grief. The most esteemed Oval Office of The People now looks like a gold-plated gaudy tribute to the uber-wealthy.

(and I am being kind with that comment.)



#8 | Posted by lamplighter at 2025-07-19 12:17 AM | Reply

(and I am being kind with that comment.)

What it looks like is one of his many bankrupt casinos.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-19 12:29 AM | Reply

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