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nilram

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21. Sorry for the workers, but anybody in the administration?? pfffft

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 07:23 PM

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Was there any asbestos remediation before the East Wing was bulldozed? [View all] SARose Oct 23 OP

How do we know Greg_In_SF Oct 23 #1

We don't but high probability given time period East Wing was built? Irish_Dem Oct 23 #6

Well, then it would be Greg_In_SF Oct 23 #13

It is not silly to be concerned. And to make some calls. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #14

Well, let us Greg_In_SF Oct 23 #31

you can't have evidence with no testing, right? ret5hd Oct 23 #32

We don't know Greg_In_SF Oct 23 #38

you're acting like we are the ones... ret5hd Oct 23 #41

You are correct. Greg_In_SF Oct 23 #42

From AI overview SARose Oct 23 #9

I hope that Highchair Hitler makes frequent visits to the demolition site, Jack Valentino Oct 23 #40

It is basically a certainty given the time period it was constructed IbogaProject Oct 23 #16

When I had some work done in a bathroom in my house RandomNumbers Oct 23 #22

My father in law was a sheet metal worker after WWII. CanonRay Oct 23 #36

Any normal demo would have to be pre-tested for asbestos. Chemical Bill Oct 24 #43

There probably is a Hazardous Materials Survey maxsolomon Oct 23 #2

Mesothelioma? progressoid Oct 23 #3

Thread winner! leftieNanner Oct 23 #12

I doubt they got a permit gab13by13 Oct 23 #4

Any major project like this would consider asbestos, MadameButterfly Oct 23 #29

US taxpayers will have to pay for legal bills, lawsuits, settlements. Irish_Dem Oct 23 #5

Exactly SARose Oct 23 #10

Quite obviously not.. No tents, no hazardous waste suits or debris handling collectors... hlthe2b Oct 23 #7

No they did not SARose Oct 23 #11

The demo crew sprayed water on the falling rubble as they tore the building down to keep dust from spreading. sop Oct 23 #17

From ADAO ananda Oct 23 #8

A guy with a hose n/t Cheezoholic Oct 23 #15

Is he dead yet? Blue Owl Oct 23 #18

Great question. I'm not going to get my hopes up though. BannonsLiver Oct 23 #19

Donald Trump and Asbestos - A Global Perspective spanone Oct 23 #20

My father-in-law died from asbestosis SARose Oct 23 #33

Sorry for your loss. spanone Oct 23 #35

Sorry for the workers, but anybody in the administration?? pfffft nilram Oct 23 #21

Asbestos survey gilligan Oct 23 #23

Take too long SARose Oct 23 #34

Asbestos remediation is for sissies. COL Mustard Oct 23 #24

Trump likes asbestos PatSeg Oct 23 #25

It's impossible to get through to anyone debsy Oct 23 #26

If we can't get Trump, take down the company that did the demolition MadameButterfly Oct 23 #30

Opeing soon -Trump Steak House - One Pennsylvania Ave.. Inported beef from Argentina. Fourteen year old waitresses. twodogsbarking Oct 23 #27

Well I hope tuckfrump and his minions inhale tons of that asbestos ! kimbutgar Oct 23 #28

That thought did run through my mind Bayard Oct 23 #37

For NOW---- I DON'T CARE! I hope Trump's bedroom is FILLED with ASBESTOS DUST, Jack Valentino Oct 23 #39