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Well, well, well...
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Irish_Dem
(79,459 posts)Putin is having the time of his life destroying the US.
orangecrush
(28,147 posts)Irish_Dem
(79,459 posts)Hieronymus Phact
(718 posts)Once is a mistake,
twice is a coincidence,
three times is enemy action.
orangecrush
(28,147 posts)especially in this case
Irish_Dem
(79,459 posts)PCIntern
(27,957 posts)Except the first part is Happenstance as in once is happenstance.
calimary
(88,922 posts)Old army saying:
Once is a mistake,
twice is a coincidence,
three times is enemy action.
I had not heard that one before, but its a keeper for sure.
homegirl
(1,920 posts)Donald had a temper tantrum and he desttroyed part of the White House!!!
EYESORE 9001
(29,427 posts)Poot cant feel too comfortable about anything else right now, and it appears the guy he wanted to eff-up the USA is even effing- up that plan. He cant be confident that the people of the USA will tolerate this execrable shitheel regime for much longer. If he believes that, we must prove him wrong.
Irish_Dem
(79,459 posts)in any meaningful way.
evolves
(5,730 posts)since he walks all over donnie
Magoo48
(6,687 posts)Afterwords, a long, leisurely stroll down to the situation room where they can imagine world conquest and be alone.
Irish_Dem
(79,459 posts)Putin can get a look at his handiwork up close and personal.
Jilly_in_VA
(13,786 posts)but he doesn't have balls enough for his golden bathroom at Mar-a-Lardo.
GoCubsGo
(34,644 posts)It's just like all of Sweet Daddy Vlad's offices and properties. All of it is fucking hideous.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,140 posts)Watched his press conference yesterday from the Oval. He was sitting with all that fake gold stuff glued to fireplace next to him,
distracting from his appearance,fortunately. Unbelievably tacky.
Dave Bowman
(6,555 posts)Or maybe Crazy Yvan.
tanyev
(48,595 posts)multigraincracker
(36,887 posts)Joinfortmill
(19,951 posts)thomski64
(836 posts)he doesn't want to be King,
...........he wants to be Czar Krasnov
thomski64
(836 posts)eppur_se_muova
(40,900 posts)Last edited Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:55 AM - Edit history (1)
https://hyperallergic.com/1031643/200m-trump-ballroom-proposal-looks-a-lot-like-versailles/
Wednesdays
(21,550 posts)Russia wanted to emulate France. They spoke French at the Russian court, for example.
shanti
(21,783 posts)And hes planning his own Arc de Trump too.
eppur_se_muova
(40,900 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(1,731 posts)Hopefully, the architects have factored in enough Porta-Potties for the MAGA attendees.
Hope22
(4,435 posts)FBaggins
(28,619 posts)Which he did about 20 years ago
TommyT139
(2,134 posts)While it is hard to pinpoint the beginning of Trump and Putins relationship, Trump claimed to have met Putin while Trump was still a private citizen.
Among other times, in Oct. 2013, Trump mentioned knowing Putin in a late night interview with David Letterman. Ive done a lot of business with the Russians, Trump said, adding that theyre smart and tough. He went on to say about meeting Putin, Hes a tough guy. I met him once, though he never clarified when this first meeting was.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/what-is-donald-trumps-relationship-with-vladimir-putin-a-timeline
So even if Trump is lying about having met Putin, his envy was already in action back then.
aggiesal
(10,528 posts)He needs to get Put-In's stamp of approval.
Srkdqltr
(9,324 posts)rpannier
(24,847 posts)And sending him the bill
FBaggins
(28,619 posts)But it won't bear his name (or that of any funding corporations), and the decor will change so it's unrecognizable.
orangecrush
(28,147 posts)And I'd have it hauled and dumped at Mar A Lago
calimary
(88,922 posts)Dismantle everything he installed, after his years in the White House are over.
Restore the White House to how it was before he started fucking with it!
Have what was removed trucked down to Mar-a-Lago and delivered to the front gates.
Let him decide what to do with it.
Clouds Passing
(6,872 posts)JCMach1
(29,073 posts)dalton99a
(91,881 posts)

IronLionZion
(50,766 posts)next he'll give Alaska back to them
Cherokee100
(430 posts)Brasov wants his boss, to feel at home when he takes over.
Wounded Bear
(63,789 posts)built in the reign of Louis the XIV of france, otherwise known as The Sun King, one of the longest reigning kings in European history.
He was also known for the many wars he got into.
Ocelot II
(128,899 posts)It will certainly be constructed with the cheapest materials, and he'll pocket the rest of the money after he stiffs the contractors. But at least if it's cheaply made, it will be easier to demolish eventually.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,511 posts)sop
(17,319 posts)dedl67
(158 posts)Also, the "Volkshalle", designed by Albert Speer, never had the chance to be built. The architectural plans may still be around someplace, and since it suits Trump's style, he might consider, say, tearing down the Capitol and erecting that in its place, named of course, after himself..
COL Mustard
(7,947 posts)Is coincidence. Nothing but coincidence! Nothing to see here, so moving along, please.
bdamomma
(69,144 posts)Russia of course. The cretin hates anything American and Democracy.
Botany
(76,290 posts)liberalla
(10,788 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(397 posts)Although the pictures in the MT bluesky post do show compelling similarities, I don't have any pictures of what Hitler's ballrooms looked like, he redesigned the Chancellory and other buildings. So maybe Trump is following Hitler's playbook and Kremlin design because so much of the Third Reich's property was destroyed. Either way, he's cobbling together everything from the examples of other Authoritarians and Fascists.
dflprincess
(29,141 posts)It did not end well for the Tsar.
Ocelot II
(128,899 posts)sop
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pansypoo53219
(22,859 posts)HarryM
(444 posts)The New Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
LiberalArkie
(19,221 posts)QueerDuck
(914 posts)No public speeches or toasts will be understood. No "ballroom" orchestral ensemble will sound decent... any piano and string quartet will sound like a music box playing at the bottom of a steel drum.
Burn it down.
fierywoman
(8,500 posts)inauguration party photos) wants a ballroom ...
{{{ s.a.r.c.a.s.m. }}}
marble falls
(70,638 posts)orangecrush
(28,147 posts)The Conductor
(195 posts)I thought it was the Reichs Chancellery.
Trueblue Texan
(4,174 posts)...Jeffrey Epstein's playroom.
Iggo
(49,608 posts)Smilo
(2,008 posts)in mar a lago.
Rhiannon12866
(249,559 posts)And it is enormous, with thousands of rooms, and yes, filled with gold and art, built in 1714 for Peter the Great - of course TFG would want to copy the outsized lavish rooms. There's not room for anything like this anywhere near D.C.
