Posted on 10/22/2025 8:52:16 AM PDT by DFG
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has declared the White House a no-go zone for ICE raids until construction is completed on the new ballroom.
Trump assured all the construction workers on site that everything would be cool so long as they were working on the ballroom, but he couldn't make any promises after that.
"We're going to put just a little hold on the ICE raids until the ballroom is done," said Trump. "I told Tom Homan, I said Tom, you're doing great work, I love what you're doing out there. You can go nuts in Chicago or New York, but let's give D.C. a rest until the fellas are finished with the ballroom, okay? They're doing such great work, it's really fabulous what they're building. I met some of them the other day, I went down to check on the progress, I met Juan, and Pablo, and Juan, and Ricardo, and Juan. Great people, let me tell you."
According to sources, Trump called for the hold on ICE raids after a delay when seven construction workers, including Trump's favorite backhoe driver, were nabbed in a sting. "That put us back at least three weeks," said construction manager Roger Arthurs. "Plus, Trump had a real soft spot for Julio the backhoe guy. Said he could drive a backhoe like he was riding the wind. I don't know what that means, but Trump was pretty upset."
At publishing time, the workers had announced that in light of the ICE deal, construction on the ballroom may take between 20-50 years to complete.
Funny, but of course not necessary. Trump would be beyond stupid to hire illegals for construction work, but its the Bee!
Darn you, Bee…. got me again!
When Sam and Abigail Adams lived there, it was still under construction by slave labor. Abigail complained that two white supervisors and four slaves did less than two New England men could accomplish. She may have been right. Adams was strongly opposed to the pecular institution.
Oh, that’s good. That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.
But honestly many construction workers in the DMV are legal and highly skilled licensed contractors they also listen to conservative radio.
He was long in the construction, hotel, golf course, and casino businesses, hiring scads of laborers, maids, dishwashers, groundskeepers....
And you think he never hired illegals? Maybe not directly, but I'd doubt seriously there weren't any there.
Maybe, but if there were, do you think the MSM would be all over it as a scandal?
John not Sam.
Don't know and one might think so, but they do absolutely depend upon the "news" he generates. Effectively the MSM is dependent upon Trump, and they know it. So it's hard to say.
I just don't see how he could run a profitable operation without illegals in those jobs in competition with those who surely do. Certainly he does express sympathies and respect for those in such jobs as they do deserve. They could easily be shrouded by relying upon subcontractors. So it's hard to say.
You are ABSOLUTELY correct. My bad. (And I knew that!)
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