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BarbD

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23. A chain saw and a bulldozer

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:00 PM

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Our government and its symbols are being destroyed.

I believe the despicable one is planning on being President for life, and is now building his golden palace.

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Jackie Kennedy's Rose Garden. Eleanor Roosevelt's East Room. How many [View all] niyad Tuesday OP

💔💔💔 ultralite001 Tuesday #1

The East Wing was mostly the First Ladies' domain, but we don't have one of those. Ocelot II Tuesday #2

Wait, First Escort doesn't count? 11 Bravo Tuesday #34

They might put a pole somewhere Bettie Wednesday #56

Bingo popsdenver Wednesday #59

our first lady of the evening. mdbl Wednesday #57

Yep, red Christmas trees - what a joke. iluvtennis Tuesday #36

Utterly CREEPY! Her idea of holiday "decorating" is as cold and empty as she is, herself. calimary Wednesday #48

Sadly, it appears the answer to your question is "as many as he can." Which, unfortunately, is a lot 0rganism Tuesday #3

FFS. This has nothing to do with "public education" "failing to warn us." valleyrogue Tuesday #40

I kinda think it does. However, the public education system was among the first victims of fascists' 50-year strategy 0rganism Tuesday #42

Less than a year BonnieJW Wednesday #49

Disgraceful hannah Tuesday #4

As in steal? malaise Tuesday #5

Selling it bdamomma Tuesday #35

The bulldozer was in a hurry -- from the looks of things, windows & doors & all were just smashed Hekate Tuesday #8

He wants it to hurt. Codifer Tuesday #17

I was going to ask what "troubles" this self-absorbed scum has ever had, niyad Wednesday #46

He does things on the cheap and answers to no one Attilatheblond Tuesday #19

His behavior has to BE stopped, because he will never stop on his own Hekate Tuesday #20

Highly probable, maliciousness is a reflex for him and those like him nt blue_jay Tuesday #9

I'll bet it will be totally mirrored like the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. BattleRow Tuesday #13

Supposedly some things have been removed. Shipwack Wednesday #47

I think you may be confusing the East Wing with the East Room. rsdsharp Tuesday #6

And the East Wing was basically the entrance. Igel Tuesday #43

I've wondered if he's doing this because he's pissed at his wife. chowder66 Tuesday #7

She's way too old for him now. mnhtnbb Tuesday #11

He has a wife? johnp3907 Tuesday #24

The East Colonnade is where Melania famously decorated it with blood-red xmas trees. chowder66 Tuesday #41

What he is attempting to do is bad enough Grim Chieftain Tuesday #10

I could cry for the White House. Hope22 Tuesday #14

I'm mad because I've never even seen the inside of the white house and now blue_jay Tuesday #12

I've never understood how a man who's never known a moment's "want",,, maddiemom Tuesday #15

Whoops. WANT of anything MATERIAL, of course. nt maddiemom Tuesday #18

I can't believe one demented man, Mtnmama Tuesday #16

He's a pathological hate monger Farmer-Rick Tuesday #21

Don't forget that this orange bastard destroyed the Art Deco friezes niyad Tuesday #28

He could have sold them instead of just destroying Farmer-Rick Tuesday #39

It feels like the destruction of the Eastern facade is a metaphor for the destruction of our democracy. alwaysinasnit Tuesday #22

A chain saw and a bulldozer BarbD Tuesday #23

Shameful Soaps Tuesday #25

He only gets worse. There is no cure. Turbineguy Tuesday #26

All of them. RockRaven Tuesday #27

WE THE PEOPLE hannah Tuesday #33

K&R UTUSN Tuesday #29

All of them. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #30

Distraction from what is now looking like JustAnotherGen Tuesday #31

Can't wait for him to name it Donald Trump Ballroom. nt Imalittleteapot Tuesday #32

This is just horrible 😡😡😡 TommieMommy Tuesday #37

One thing we have learned with this Trump presidency.... walkingman Tuesday #38

Just as a note: To travel across Europe you would never know that most of the cities you will visit were flashman13 Tuesday #44

Nothing is beyond him Tree Lady Tuesday #45

The White House is a residence and the office of the President. With the ballroom it becomes a party venue. tetedur Wednesday #50

Just spitballin' here, but . . . RVN VET71 Wednesday #51

Dear Goddess, I fear me that you are prescient. niyad Wednesday #52

A local WV pizza shop moved to a building on the historical register, the owner had to meet building doc03 Wednesday #53

It IS so telling that the one nemesis he has is women... slightlv Wednesday #54

Had not thought about it in the context you mentioned, so thank you for niyad Wednesday #64

MaddowBlog-It's not just the facade: Team Trump has wrecked much of the White House's East Wing LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #55

Eleanor Roosevelt did not have an office in the East Wing.... reACTIONary Wednesday #58

You could, perhaps, address the actual point of the OP. niyad Wednesday #60

The rose garden... reACTIONary Wednesday #61

From this day forward, we call it the "Epstein Ballroom" William Gustafson Wednesday #62

Yes!!! niyad Wednesday #63

FDR's New Deal, LBJ's Great Society jcboon Yesterday #65