He is tearing down a national monument.

[imanamerican63]

For many years now, the White House has stood the test of time. Yes, it has gone through renovation and repairs. But to tear it apart to put in a ballroom is a terrible mistake. The East Wing has some great history and it can never be forgotten or replaced.

Pathetic display by a thug who doesn’t understand the meaning of history and the importance of what he is tearing down.

This will take years to complete, but he does not care! He just does whatever he wants! Hell, he may never see the complement of the his own stupidity.

Other presidents knew the historical value and the meaning of history that the White House brings to those who are lucky enough to live there.

But this idiot doesn’t even want to understand and that is a pitiful reminder of how he has no interest or respect for the history that it brings to this country.

And to the construction companies who are doing this job? Shame on you for even taking the job! Oh by the way, when you finally finish the job? What for it, he will stiff you, even though it’s taxpayer who are footing the bill, good luck with that one!

[TNNurse]

1. I hate to say this,

but the photo of the destruction of the White House destroyed the positive feelings I had after participating Saturday.

He has done so much worse to actual people and been responsible for much death and damage, but the building is a symbol of all of us.

[Trueblue Texan]

21. Honestly, if we aren't convinced by now that he is actually WORSE than Hitler,

I don't know what will convince us. He is motivated only by money, power, and revenge. I have no doubt he is capable of mass extermination and he clearly has no respect for anything or anyone but those who are as evil as he. This destruction of the White House is nothing but payback to our nation for voting for Joe Biden.

[PatSeg]

24. Maybe that was his intention

Perhaps he chose that particular weekend to undermine the No Kings protests, almost like a slap in the face. He is at war with most of the American people and democracy. An "I'll show you" attitude or perhaps "Nice White House you've got there, it'd be a shame if something happened to it".

[The Grand Illuminist]

28. No Kings was doomed anyway....

As it was made to look like a Jerry Lewis Telethon without anything to show for it in regards to change.

[dugog55]

29. Trump is absolutely the most tasteless, classless person in this country. N/T

[PatSeg]

30. That's for sure

And he just loves tearing things down.

[Irish_Dem]

2. The White House means a lot to the American people.

It symbolizes the greatest democracy in the history of the world.
It has withstood attacks and hard times.

To see the East Wing gutted was like a sucker punch to all Americans.

[Trueblue Texan]

22. And that was the whole point. nt

[yorkster]

32. This was long-planned, but the timing was

intentional. Right after No Kings, he gives us the shiv.
Seeing that photo yesterday, I went from shock to disbelief to cold fury.
And now, according to CNN this am, a letter has gone out from Treasury prohibiting employees from taking photos of the ongoing "bawlroom" construction. Spelling intentional due to tears of rage....
And who knows what else he's got in mind.

[Irish_Dem]

34. Taking a wrecking ball to the White House is a metaphor for what he is doing to the country.

I was horrified to see the damage.

[Irish_Dem]

33. Trump is destroying everything Americans value, respect, cherish.

It is to destroy the fabric of our country.
Destroy our morale.

[2naSalit]

3. All the contrctors...

Need exposure so they can be ostracized appropriately.

Fucking fuckers. Those are the people who hate America.

[maxrandb]

5. Exactly!!!!! I can't stress this enough!!! This is PRECISELY what should be done

I don't give a fuck if the construction companies are owned by people that support the Democratic Party, have given money to Democratic causes, joined the ACLU, or whatever.

They need to be fucking blacklisted.

Nothing will change! The racism, fascism, misogyny, hatred and white supremacy...NONE OF IT...will change, unless and until we make racism, fascism, misogyny, hatred and white supremacy UNPROFITABLE to the corporations, businesses and individuals that fund and enable it.

[LymphocyteLover]

13. Right??? Who the fuck did this??? How much were they paid? Did they break laws?

[Joinfortmill]

4. Rid us of this pestilence

[Mossfern]

6. We're reacting just the way he wants us to

Remember, he's a sadist.
He can harm a structure, but we can build another one symbolizing the strength of the REAL American people who overcame
the attempt to destroy our Nation. Alternatively the East Wing can be restored. I personally would contribute to that endeavor.

Do Not Despair!
That is what he wants.

[Trueblue Texan]

23. This anger is empowering and energizing! Let the fool keep poking the bear! nt

[IcyPeas]

7. Former White House East Wing Staffers Shocked and Saddened By Demolition of Their Cherished Workplace

(I posted this in another thread too. Its a nice article. References a bunch of previous first ladies who worked there who actually took the job of first lady seriously) the link goes to "East Wing Magazine"

Nice bit of history. Some pictures in the article too. I would bet the current first lady doesn't give a hoot.

Former White House East Wing staffers used words like “jarring,” “a gut punch” and “revolting” in their reactions to images of a backhoe toppling the facade of the White House East Wing on Monday.

Other East Wing staffers who worked for former First Lady Pat Nixon tried desperately in a last ditch effort to intervene in recent weeks to stop the expansion.

“In our small, little way, some of us from Mrs. Nixon’s staff have been trying to push back on this devastation,” Penny Adams, Mrs. Nixon’s radio-television coordinator, tells East Wing Magazine in an email Monday evening.

She describes the efforts of Debby Sloan, then assistant to the social secretary, who wrote a letter to the National Capitol Planning Commission (NCPC) about the importance of keeping the East Wing intact. Adams followed up by calling the NCPC several times where she finally reached the general counsel, she says. A commission meeting was expected to be held on September 4, according to Adams, who was told that the commission had not received anything from the White House about the ballroom project. Then, Susan Dolibois, also an assistant to the social secretary for Pat Nixon, and Adams joined Sloan’s letter-writing campaign to the NCPC to do whatever they could in protest to “this horrible project” to no avail.

“I literally [cried] as I could see my old office window,” Adams says in response to the demolition images she saw. She even recognized the window on the second floor where she worked all those decades ago. “It was my office from 1969 to 1973.”

Adams describes an addition to the East Wing that made it function more like a home for the East Wing women of her era.

During the Nixon administration, there was no bathroom with a shower on the second floor, Adams says. It was a bit of a conundrum for the staffers like Adams who commuted from Maryland and worked all day and then had to change into evening gowns to work State Dinners and evenings at the White House.

“Connie Stuart, who was Mrs. Nixon’s chief of staff and press secretary, was able to get a shower installed in the bathroom so we could be fresh for the evenings’ events,” Adams recalls

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https://share.google/zaPRmFE1tIvFhLzyp

[oasis]

10. So many positive memories like this, crushed.

Thank you, IcyPeas, for posting this story.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. The rest of the WH isn't safe.

Remember when he was on the roof? What better place to plan a complete destruction of the remaining structure and replace it with the "President Donald J. Trump MAGA Tower"?

No one tried to stop his current project, so why would he expect any resistance to any other changes?

[malaise]

9. Not is tearing down

Has torn down

[QueerDuck]

11. I hope the next administration can stop this and restore and repair the damage.

[Stuckinthebush]

12. First thing that should happen

Without comment or fanfare - begin demolition of that monstrosity and restore the White House.

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. How long before it's named the trump ballroom?

[Trueblue Texan]

25. Should be called the Hump America Ballroom. nt

[lostincalifornia]

15. Yes he is, but does this surprise anyone? It is coming from the person who tried to overthrow the

government in 2020.

The stupidity of the American public is astounding.

Not only after the disaster in 2016, they voted for the sociopath a second time.

The fact that they keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again, 2000, 2016, and 2024, and expect different results, doesn't inspire confidence in the American public.

[orangecrush]

16. It's a symbolic victory for them

Literally destroying the institution.

[orangecrush]

17. ...

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[LSparkle]

18. It should be referred to as the EPSTEIN ballroom nt

[Scrivener7]

19. I'm stealing that. I'm only going to call it that going forward, if that's OK with you.

[AllaN01Bear]

20. i hate what has happened to "our house "

[Mr.Bee]

26. It Was All So Easy

to destroy America, and no one to stop him or hold him to account.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. ...

[kacekwl]

31. Good idea, make the construction company known

as they deserve scorn and will most certainly face bankruptcy for non payment.

[samplegirl]

35. He's wrecking Eleanor Roosevelts office

This is not his house!!!!!