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The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, that's gone up in recent days ...

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New tarps are put up around the White House as crews work to repair the columns.

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 3:40 PM · Jul 10, 2026

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Any doubt they will be painted gold?

#1 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-07-10 01:41 AM | Reply

What a prancing ------

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-10 02:11 AM | Reply

"A very Modest Proposal - www.alamy.com - which will be paid for by Fill-In The Blank Here. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-10 07:05 AM | Reply

I don't like the shape of the columns'? I don't think so, Biden. I don't like the shape of the columns " he didn't notice things like that.

No, you stupid piece of s*&^, he was too busy actually doing the job.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-07-10 12:26 PM | Reply

he was too busy actually doing the job.

President Joe Biden's priorities don't include deliberating over former President Donald Trump's proposed Air Force One makeover, according to the White House's top spokesperson. "I can confirm for you here the president has not spent a moment thinking about the color scheme of Air Force One," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a briefing Friday. Psaki was first asked about the plane's livery change Wednesday.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-07-10 12:45 PM | Reply

... The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, ...

Like the Epstein files?

Why does Pres Trump seem to want to hide what he does?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 09:31 PM | Reply

Why does Pres Trump seem to want to hide what he does?

Because he hates people laughing at him. The media would have a heyday filming him putting up these golden gargoyles in real time.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-07-10 09:45 PM | Reply

@#7 ... Because he hates people laughing at him. ...

My guess would be that he had better get accustomed to it ...

President Trump Job Approval
www.realclearpolling.com

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RCP Average 6/11 - 7/9
Approve: 40.9
Disapprove: 56.5
Spread: -15.6
...

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 10:03 PM | Reply

Meanwhile, back at the Kennedy Center...

Democrat announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center
apnews.com

... A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as President Donald Trump tried to seize control of it and its name.

Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a release on Saturday that he had received a whistleblower disclosure from the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit whistleblower protection group, alleging that "the Center rushed a series of renovations driven by the President's aesthetic whims and his desire to star in a series of televised events in December."

"The Center's subservience to the President's desires and its corner-cutting contracting practices have resulted in steel columns that are rusting through fresh paint, a reflecting pool that may have to be torn out and rebuilt, and a brand-new bathroom floor torn out over an offending tile color," Whitehouse continued. "This is waste, and it treats a national memorial to President Kennedy as if it were a private renovation project." ...


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-12 07:52 PM | Reply

Meanwhile back at the pillars

Don't be surprised if Trump is having them painted gold.

#10 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-07-12 09:45 PM | Reply

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