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LilElf70

(1,168 posts)
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:49 PM Thursday

The president's "main priority" is the ballroom?

https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/white-house-presidents-main-priority

Let's see. What could possibly be more important than the f'ing ballroom? Hasn't he received enough attention? Toopid question, sorry.

A government shutdown surely comes to mind? This guy and his loser admin staff are pathetic.

snip.......

On the 23rd day of the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump's tacky $300 million ballroom is the president's "main priority."

I can't believe this is even a story?
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The president's "main priority" is the ballroom? (Original Post) LilElf70 Thursday OP
The big graft... KentuckyWoman Thursday #1
You know most will never get paid LilElf70 Thursday #4
It makes slightly more sense when you call it a "throne room" 0rganism Thursday #2
Or approval LilElf70 Yesterday #5
I am feeling a Nero moment is occurring Inkey Thursday #3
The physical dimensions/characteristics of the building where Trump is squatting Jack Valentino Yesterday #6
His only priority is distracting from Epstein. Look closely at this East Wing photo. usonian Yesterday #7
A friggin orange gnat, at that LilElf70 Yesterday #8

KentuckyWoman

(7,305 posts)
1. The big graft...
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:55 PM
Thursday

Gobs of money with no accountability. It's what he lives for. Add in destruction, social media circus over it, the power trip of doing any damn thing he wants. This is tailor made for Trump.

Also, good luck to the idiot contractors that took any of the work on getting paid.

LilElf70

(1,168 posts)
4. You know most will never get paid
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:59 PM
Thursday

He still owes many cities from 5 years ago. Good luck to them.

0rganism

(25,374 posts)
2. It makes slightly more sense when you call it a "throne room"
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:56 PM
Thursday

Contextually, I think the "priority" was concerning the "renovations". Alarmingly, it appears the administration's position is that they can tear down anything they want that's on federal property without prior notice.

Inkey

(446 posts)
3. I am feeling a Nero moment is occurring
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:56 PM
Thursday

Our nation is being ruined while the
orange idiot is fiddling away our country and future for his vain glorious project.

Jack Valentino

(3,726 posts)
6. The physical dimensions/characteristics of the building where Trump is squatting
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:08 AM
Yesterday

is probably the least of our problems right now....

That point will have no effect on my life,
but things that he and his NAZI GQP supporters have done WILL, and SOON....


I hope he goes to the East Wing to inspect the demolition,
and inhales lethal doses of asbestos,
and likes the smell so much that he collects some of it into a pillowcase,
to place underneath his actual pillow (or better yet, on top of it!)


SORRY for NOT SAYING what I REALLY mean......




usonian

(21,838 posts)
7. His only priority is distracting from Epstein. Look closely at this East Wing photo.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:40 AM
Yesterday


Blow up ships. Shell American soil. Send in troops. Destroy the White House. NEXT?

Until stopped and revealed.

-----
Posted earlier tonight.

He's not a client. He owns the Epstein blackmail business now that his partner conveniently died.

See:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220735608

• Exposing the files exposes his blackmail operation
• It destroys his revenue stream
• It stops his blackmail of who knows how many wealthy people and legislators

It is at the core of his very existence. Money and power.
He knows nothing else (OK, he's vengeful, but without power, he's a gnat)
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