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Well, well, well...
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Irish_Dem
(80,209 posts)Putin is having the time of his life destroying the US.
orangecrush
(28,928 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,209 posts)Hieronymus Phact
(728 posts)Once is a mistake,
twice is a coincidence,
three times is enemy action.
orangecrush
(28,928 posts)especially in this case
Irish_Dem
(80,209 posts)PCIntern
(28,036 posts)Except the first part is Happenstance as in once is happenstance.
calimary
(89,210 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
(1,930 posts)Donald had a temper tantrum and he desttroyed part of the White House!!!
EYESORE 9001
(29,479 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
(80,209 posts)in any meaningful way.
evolves
(5,751 posts)since he walks all over donnie
Magoo48
(6,707 posts)Afterwords, a long, leisurely stroll down to the situation room where they can imagine world conquest and be alone.
Irish_Dem
(80,209 posts)Putin can get a look at his handiwork up close and personal.
Jilly_in_VA
(13,904 posts)but he doesn't have balls enough for his golden bathroom at Mar-a-Lardo.
GoCubsGo
(34,710 posts)It's just like all of Sweet Daddy Vlad's offices and properties. All of it is fucking hideous.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,145 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
(6,817 posts)Or maybe Crazy Yvan.
tanyev
(48,755 posts)multigraincracker
(37,070 posts)Joinfortmill
(20,300 posts)thomski64
(859 posts)he doesn't want to be King,
...........he wants to be Czar Krasnov
thomski64
(859 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,153 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
(21,750 posts)Russia wanted to emulate France. They spoke French at the Russian court, for example.
shanti
(21,787 posts)And hes planning his own Arc de Trump too.
eppur_se_muova
(41,153 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(1,936 posts)Hopefully, the architects have factored in enough Porta-Potties for the MAGA attendees.
Hope22
(4,513 posts)FBaggins
(28,653 posts)Which he did about 20 years ago
TommyT139
(2,194 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
(10,596 posts)He needs to get Put-In's stamp of approval.
Srkdqltr
(9,449 posts)rpannier
(24,859 posts)And sending him the bill
FBaggins
(28,653 posts)But it won't bear his name (or that of any funding corporations), and the decor will change so it's unrecognizable.
orangecrush
(28,928 posts)And I'd have it hauled and dumped at Mar A Lago
calimary
(89,210 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
(7,246 posts)JCMach1
(29,122 posts)dalton99a
(92,563 posts)

IronLionZion
(50,926 posts)next he'll give Alaska back to them
Cherokee100
(441 posts)Brasov wants his boss, to feel at home when he takes over.
Wounded Bear
(63,919 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
(129,524 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
(175,895 posts)sop
(17,730 posts)dedl67
(189 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
(8,038 posts)Is coincidence. Nothing but coincidence! Nothing to see here, so moving along, please.
bdamomma
(69,236 posts)Russia of course. The cretin hates anything American and Democracy.
Botany
(76,567 posts)liberalla
(10,883 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(521 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
(29,217 posts)It did not end well for the Tsar.
Ocelot II
(129,524 posts)sop
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pansypoo53219
(22,936 posts)HarryM
(449 posts)The New Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
LiberalArkie
(19,395 posts)QueerDuck
(1,148 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
(8,514 posts)inauguration party photos) wants a ballroom ...
{{{ s.a.r.c.a.s.m. }}}
marble falls
(71,310 posts)orangecrush
(28,928 posts)The Conductor
(196 posts)I thought it was the Reichs Chancellery.
Trueblue Texan
(4,231 posts)...Jeffrey Epstein's playroom.
Iggo
(49,704 posts)Smilo
(2,014 posts)in mar a lago.
Rhiannon12866
(251,320 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.
