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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trump's $200 million ballroo
green grass removed and covered with cement in the Rose Garden and now green trees cut down for Trumps glitsy ballroom. so so wrong,
Mike Sington @MikeSington
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Trees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trumps $200 million ballroom.
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Trees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trump's $200 million ballroo (Original Post)
riversedge
Sep 2025
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Typical GOP fiscal conservatism. A new ballroom for the President less cancer research for the rest of us
surfered
Sep 2025
#3
Was thinking as they reported they were starting work that "oh, no, I bet they'll be cutting down trees."...
electric_blue68
Sep 2025
#9
Nihilist-in-chief orders the destruction of more living things. Drop in the bucket. nt
eppur_se_muova
Sep 2025
#10
elleng
(141,926 posts)1. RUIN!!!!!!
democrank
(12,186 posts)2. I can't believe what I'm seeing.
Apparently Trump has a list of things to ruin.
newdeal2
(4,833 posts)4. How the hell did this get approved so quickly
Its insane that the White House can be destroyed so quickly along with the country.
Maeve
(43,338 posts)7. Are you sure it has been approved? he tends to do what he wants when he wants
Hekate
(100,132 posts)8. He doesn't ask -- he just does stuff and dares people to stop him
Stunning, but effective
Irish_Dem
(79,979 posts)5. Yes I think so. He has a big list of things to destroy.
And a big Santa list for himself.
yellow dahlia
(4,668 posts)13. The list is simple - EVERYTHING.
surfered
(11,698 posts)3. Typical GOP fiscal conservatism. A new ballroom for the President less cancer research for the rest of us
greatauntoftriplets
(178,640 posts)6. He couldn't have built it a bit farther from the house?
It'a going to block the view from those windows. I wonder if those are historic trees.
electric_blue68
(26,015 posts)9. Was thinking as they reported they were starting work that "oh, no, I bet they'll be cutting down trees."...
😬😬🥺
Besides the ridiculous ostentatiousness, and plain ole unnecessariness of it!
eppur_se_muova
(41,038 posts)10. Nihilist-in-chief orders the destruction of more living things. Drop in the bucket. nt
purr-rat beauty
(996 posts)11. He's a fucking Locust
Everything he touches turns to stone
canetoad
(20,272 posts)12. Wasn't that
A gorgon?
bigtree
(93,421 posts)14. they are just so awful
...in every way.