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demmiblue

(39,697 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:28 AM 6 hrs ago

Pictures have leaked showing Trump's destruction of the historic White House West Colonnade walkway.

I fucking hate him.

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-03-28T02:38:06.623Z

This colonnade? THIS ONE?

Trump is a fucking pig.

GET OUT OF MY WAY! (@getoutofmyway.bsky.social) 2026-03-28T02:45:13.676Z

President Trump’s redesign of the White House continues at a rapid pace. This week, he revealed he was replacing the Tennessee flagstone in the West Wing colonnade—the walkway that leads from the main part of the White House to the Oval Office and runs alongside the Rose Garden—with black granite.

“It’s a great contrast. The white, with the black,” Trump told reporters. “It’s a beautiful, black granite.” He added he was paying for the tiles for the new walkway, which now features his “Presidential Walk of Fame.” According to the New York Post, “The National Park Service will take possession of the current Tennessee flagstone pavers. The stones will be sent to a nursery where they will be kept for future use.”

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a70854888/trump-white-house-redesign-west-wing-tile/
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Pictures have leaked showing Trump's destruction of the historic White House West Colonnade walkway. (Original Post) demmiblue 6 hrs ago OP
Black granite? Ugly and slippery. Ritabert 5 hrs ago #1
Let's hope he shuffles down his new walkway on a rainy day Blaukraut 5 hrs ago #7
Speaking as an EMT AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #22
Wow. He wants shiny black granite to reflect the gold stuff he's put up on the walls Ritabert 4 hrs ago #27
Reflects his hard shiny black heart of stone. calimary 3 hrs ago #48
Ha ha! Good one. Ritabert 2 hrs ago #57
He will Rebl2 4 hrs ago #33
And those Florsheim shoes will be no help. He'll need serious tread on the soles. Ritabert 4 hrs ago #34
I thought Rebl2 4 hrs ago #35
And it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. Ritabert 2 hrs ago #58
And there better be news cameras Blaukraut 3 hrs ago #45
Maybe he can have whiskey Pete escort him and hope for the best newdeal2 4 hrs ago #18
Those mile high stilettos she wears might be a problem Deuxcents 3 hrs ago #42
One photo op. calimary 3 hrs ago #52
My first Rebl2 4 hrs ago #26
He wants shiny black to reflect all the gold stuff he's put up on the walls of the colonnade. I kid you not. Ritabert 4 hrs ago #29
Good. I hope he falls and breaks his neck. paleotn 3 hrs ago #40
At least then we won't have to hear him speak in a neck brace Deuxcents 3 hrs ago #41
Someone should show him the picture of Obama running with the kids... llmart 2 hrs ago #60
Presidential Walk of Fame? C_U_L8R 5 hrs ago #2
How much you wanna bet?? AZ8theist 4 hrs ago #20
I think it is the one where he put up pix of past presidents usedtobedemgurl 3 hrs ago #46
Whoa! calimary 2 hrs ago #56
Last no kings he tore down the east wing, how will he commemorate this one? Blues Heron 5 hrs ago #3
Iran. durablend 5 hrs ago #9
Cuba invasion. Ritabert 4 hrs ago #30
They used flagstone for a reason..... Historic NY 5 hrs ago #4
Maybe he's sealing his own fate, wouldn't that be ironic Blues Heron 4 hrs ago #12
He destroyed these too. Botany 4 hrs ago #16
Those leather for Florseims he makes them wear can be pretty slippery Walleye 4 hrs ago #25
Granite is very slippery when wet. Ritabert 4 hrs ago #32
If the protest goes over 10 million will he doze the entire White House? CrispyQ 5 hrs ago #5
Maybe he'll slip bamagal62 5 hrs ago #6
I am so sick and tired UpInArms 5 hrs ago #8
Holy shit! Who will stop this human wrecking ball? FalloutShelter 5 hrs ago #10
We are the US taxpayers and we OWN the White House, not Chump FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #23
The next president should demo everything Johonny 5 hrs ago #11
Make TSF pay for the damages Deuxcents 3 hrs ago #44
Trump never pays for anything Johonny 3 hrs ago #53
Slippery when wet AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #13
My Aunt bought a house with a black granite bathroom countertop. Zackzzzz 4 hrs ago #14
He has made me hate the word "beautiful." fierywoman 4 hrs ago #15
it'll crack its skull, hopefully dave99 4 hrs ago #17
And will the name Trump be incised in every tile? Lonestarblue 4 hrs ago #19
motherfucker oldinmtdem92 4 hrs ago #21
He believes he owns the whole country, including every penny in the treasury Walleye 4 hrs ago #28
Reminds me of the last time I lived in a rental. Hope22 3 hrs ago #49
His behavior suggests he thinks he's a king. calimary 3 hrs ago #50
He has a bottomless hole in his soul that will never be filled by his ego trips Walleye 1 hr ago #62
😥 😢 😭 Silver Gaia 4 hrs ago #24
I wish this creep would stop destroying the People's House and our country Niagara 4 hrs ago #31
Get him the #ell out of there! Hope22 4 hrs ago #36
trump is destroying the White House LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #37
;-{)....ballroom Goonch 4 hrs ago #38
It will end up looking like mar-a-lardo. spanone 4 hrs ago #39
Did he get approval or just like he destroyed the East Wing on his own? Norrrm 3 hrs ago #43
"Redesign" is quite a word for what he's actually doing ananda 3 hrs ago #47
Dems need to promise to scour Trump's presence from America... EllisWhy 3 hrs ago #51
The pedophile prez says he will pay for it. pandr32 2 hrs ago #54
One week and Cesar Chavez is almost gone. BidenRocks 2 hrs ago #55
He has not intention of ever leaving. Remember that. n/t flvegan 2 hrs ago #59
Trump is like a broken down old dog, pissing all over everything to claim is as his "territory". LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #61

Blaukraut

(5,996 posts)
7. Let's hope he shuffles down his new walkway on a rainy day
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:58 AM
5 hrs ago

in his Florsheims, slips, and breaks a hip or two. That would be Karma indeed.

AverageOldGuy

(3,802 posts)
22. Speaking as an EMT
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:59 AM
4 hrs ago

I'm an old EMT, still licensed, but at 81 no longer running rescue -- help keeping records and supplies, training, keep the ambulances stocked and clean.

The second emergency call I ran years ago was this. I lived in rural Virginia, ran rescue there for 15 years. Because our station was not staffed, when we were dispatched, we had to go to the station, get the ambulance, collect a crew, and get to the scene. As a result, all us EMT's and Paramedics carried well-stocked bags in our vehicles and, if the scene was close to where we were when dispatched, we could go directly to the scene and do what we could before the ambulance and crew arrived.

About a mile from my home was a group of waterfront (Chesapeake Bay) weekend and vacation homes. A bunch of 5-8 guys would come down from DC on the weekends to one house, drink beer, play poker, watch NFL on Sunday.

One of them went on a beer run, came back in carrying a couple of cases. Entrance foyer had granite flagstones that were damp -- it was raining, they were tracking in moisture.

He slipped on the granite, fell forward, smacked his forehead, defecated and urinated all over himself, and went unconscious. The other guys called 911, I was on the scene about 6 minutes after their call. When I arrived he was already into decorticate posturing -- stiff, bent arms held against the chest, clenched fists, and rigid, extended legs -- sure sign of severe bleeding in the brain, death only minutes away. The fact of urination and defecation were sure signs he was all but dead -- sphincter muscles involuntarily relaxed. I could hear his agonal breathing before I even opened the door. He gave two gasps and was gone.

And that, folks, is what will happen on the White House colonnade. Let's hope it happens to you-know-who on the first day because you know he will insist on being the first to prance down the walkway.

Rebl2

(17,716 posts)
33. He will
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:13 AM
4 hrs ago

have to walk like does when he is going down a sloping walkway. Tiny careful steps.

Rebl2

(17,716 posts)
35. I thought
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:17 AM
4 hrs ago

about that after I posted. Anybody wearing shoes with slick soles, they will all be slipping and sliding.

newdeal2

(5,388 posts)
18. Maybe he can have whiskey Pete escort him and hope for the best
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:48 AM
4 hrs ago

Or that robot Melania can aid him.

calimary

(89,967 posts)
52. One photo op.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:27 PM
3 hrs ago

I’d guess that’s all she’ll do. With assistance from several underlings. And I’d guess she wouldn’t even put them on til she’s placement-perfect and ready to be photographed.

Rebl2

(17,716 posts)
26. My first
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:09 AM
4 hrs ago

thought was that will be slippery when wet and black won’t be attractive at all.

Ritabert

(2,434 posts)
29. He wants shiny black to reflect all the gold stuff he's put up on the walls of the colonnade. I kid you not.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:10 AM
4 hrs ago

llmart

(17,597 posts)
60. Someone should show him the picture of Obama running with the kids...
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:58 PM
2 hrs ago

and challenge him to do the exact same thing to replicate the picture - you know, running with his hands in his pockets. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Maralardass can barely walk let alone run.

C_U_L8R

(49,366 posts)
2. Presidential Walk of Fame?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:31 AM
5 hrs ago

What is this? A fucking carnival? At least we know who the clown is. What a disgrace.

AZ8theist

(7,348 posts)
20. How much you wanna bet??
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:55 AM
4 hrs ago

That every single picture in his "Walk of Fame" is of himself??

usedtobedemgurl

(2,046 posts)
46. I think it is the one where he put up pix of past presidents
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:59 AM
3 hrs ago

But the Binden one is just a photo of an auto pen. It is surprising his hate has not ended him.

calimary

(89,967 posts)
56. Whoa!
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:36 PM
2 hrs ago

Hate and envy, probably. Deep down, I think he hates President Biden because Biden is man enough to show caring, compassion, and love - and great strength of character - with every move he makes. Biden is, at his most basic, a kind man. He’ll be remembered with love and genuine admiration, long after the potshotters are dead and gone.

As for trump, well, NONE of the above.

Blues Heron

(8,808 posts)
3. Last no kings he tore down the east wing, how will he commemorate this one?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:38 AM
5 hrs ago

Kennedy center? Arch? Greenland?

Historic NY

(40,019 posts)
4. They used flagstone for a reason.....
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:39 AM
5 hrs ago

its porous and water seeps thru it. It cleans up well with a good wash. Granite on the other hand can be slippery, imagine that it gets oil or and greasy substance on it..then its like ice. This area is constantly exposed to weather - all kinds. I would imagine they used deicing stuff in the winter.

Even the aerosols used to spray the plants or emanating from small garden equipment exhausts that settles on it is enough to slick it up. Especially 2 cycle equipment.

Botany

(77,292 posts)
16. He destroyed these too.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:46 AM
4 hrs ago


Herring Bone brick floor, plaster work that is timeless, beautiful windows, angle work
construction, and the ceiling lighting fixture that had to be @ least 80 years old and didn’t
come from Home Depot.



Hand split granite cobbles under a formal arch to welcome guests to the White House.



CrispyQ

(40,956 posts)
5. If the protest goes over 10 million will he doze the entire White House?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:39 AM
5 hrs ago

Maybe he'll die today. I say that every day.

bamagal62

(4,499 posts)
6. Maybe he'll slip
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:42 AM
5 hrs ago

And fall on the black granite. Everything he does is tasteless and garish. Black granite will look like shit.

UpInArms

(54,949 posts)
8. I am so sick and tired
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:59 AM
5 hrs ago

of this stupid piece of shit destroying everything that is not his

He is a monster

FalloutShelter

(14,455 posts)
10. Holy shit! Who will stop this human wrecking ball?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:20 AM
5 hrs ago

THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes... I'm screaming.

FakeNoose

(41,577 posts)
23. We are the US taxpayers and we OWN the White House, not Chump
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:05 AM
4 hrs ago

We're the landlords and he needs to be evicted immediately.....

Johonny

(26,148 posts)
11. The next president should demo everything
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:21 AM
5 hrs ago

Trump did. I don't care about the expense. Blackmail the oligarchy to get the money to restore it.

Johonny

(26,148 posts)
53. Trump never pays for anything
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:28 PM
3 hrs ago

He will be broke three days after leaving office. He's awful with money. All he ends up with is debt, mountains of debt.

AverageOldGuy

(3,802 posts)
13. Slippery when wet
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:35 AM
4 hrs ago

The black granite is polished. When even slightly damp, it's like walking on ice. In fact, it's slippery even when bone dry.

The Tennessee flagstones are slight rough, solid footing, not slippery, even when wet or icy.

Maybe Trump will be the first to fall, smack his head on the granite, suffer cerebral hemorrhage, go into decerebrate posturing, and die within minutes.

Zackzzzz

(361 posts)
14. My Aunt bought a house with a black granite bathroom countertop.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:42 AM
4 hrs ago

Every time you washed your hands you had to wipe
it down or else there were ugly water spots.

Lonestarblue

(13,466 posts)
19. And will the name Trump be incised in every tile?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:49 AM
4 hrs ago

Perhaps he is paying for the granite with the gold he stoke from Venezuela.

Hope22

(4,735 posts)
49. Reminds me of the last time I lived in a rental.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:17 PM
3 hrs ago

I sold the light fixtures, broke the toilet and ripped the front porch off! Oh no, that’s right, I left it better than I found it. If I had to describe the most despicable human possible I could not imagine anyone as sick as this guy. I was the mom of a willful child. I thought I had seen it all but that was absolutely nothing to the madness this guy exudes! I could never imagine anyone as sick as this! I beg the universe to make it stop!

calimary

(89,967 posts)
50. His behavior suggests he thinks he's a king.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:20 PM
3 hrs ago

Not a president. A king.

Gee, donald, you finally made yourself the king you always thought you were.

And I bet even THAT won’t be enough to satisfy you.

EllisWhy

(25 posts)
51. Dems need to promise to scour Trump's presence from America...
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:22 PM
3 hrs ago

Return to the DoD, get rid of the juvenile Gulf of America, remove EVERY trace of what he's done at the White House....Democrats (or their media agents) need to do this. It's such an easy way to fight back AND will upset the Toddler in Chief as its a direct attack on the one and only thing he cares about--his ego.

pandr32

(14,259 posts)
54. The pedophile prez says he will pay for it.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:32 PM
2 hrs ago

He said that about other things ,too, but it isn't true. Even if he did pay for it he has pocketed billions from the job he stole. Skimming, stealing, selling bribes, insider trading, scams, money laundering, selling access (BOP), and awarding government contracts to his kid-run companies. If he puts his name and/or image on our money is it his?

BidenRocks

(3,245 posts)
55. One week and Cesar Chavez is almost gone.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:34 PM
2 hrs ago

One pedo down, this one must go.

I can't believe how fast things are being renamed.
Pay attention chump!

There are no memorials to Hitler! No buildings or streets.

There will be none for the orange menace either.

LudwigPastorius

(14,701 posts)
61. Trump is like a broken down old dog, pissing all over everything to claim is as his "territory".
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:12 PM
2 hrs ago
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