I’m sure none of these celebrity critics has ever had one of their mansions remodeled. I seem to recall that Obama demolished the MAGNUM PI house to enlarge his Hawaiian estate.
Didn’t bill cliton do that already by cigaring monica?
A demolition permit is separate from a building permit.
There are a ton of posts on X detailing all the presidents, including many democrat, that have renovated or remodeled the WH. That includes reconstruction after some leftists bombed it.
There is nothing all that special about the 1942 built remote East Wing and there is nothing unprecedented about tearing it down and rebuilding it.
This outrage is retarded.
More than ‘renovated’ - completely gutted except for the outer shell, and everything built new inside.
There is no “Lincoln Bedroom”.
Liberals: “We’re outraged that President Trump is improving th3 white house! Outraged!”
The r3st of the world: “Shaddap!”
It was renovated for function and because it was worn out, not to create a Marie Antoinette ballroom where the rich and connected can celebrate each other.
This is a stupid move at a moment when crime and riots are everywhere, people are having a hard time with food costs, skyrocketing insurance, and the real estate market is dead.
But as long as the billionaires and elites can click Champaign glasses and tell each other how wonderful they are, I guess it’s worth it.
And they crow that it’s all paid for with donations? That is called “access” money, or less politely, bribes.
But at least with Trump decorating it, you know it will be tastefully decorated! /s
I’m sure a DC judge will be found to issue an injunction to stop the demolition and order the wing restored to its previous condition.
Too late now, suckers!
Is it just me, or are others turned off by bullet phrases such as “Why It Matters” and “What to Know”?
It sounds a bit condescending..
The HOA committee is in full meltdown that they were not consulted.
The Dims have become socially fixed dogmatists (dogmatic that their Leftist beliefs are proven givens no one can deny) that just like to complain about change and particularly change they did not think of.
My comment is that Democrat donors spent $294 million on a stupid Saturday event called no kings day. Trump is spending $250 million dollars on building a beautiful addition to the White House that will last for generations and be enjoyed by the world for many many years.
If you found the photograph, you probably found an article detailing the Truman renovation. If not, you can look up the extensive article in Wikipedia at “White House Reconstruction.”
That work and the current one are NOT parallel.
The 1949-1952 work took place because the Executive Residence was deemed unsafe for occupancy.