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Irish_Dem

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22. The billionaires are just pay to play.

Reply to ananda (Reply #19)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 03:29 PM

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They want some favors in return for the cash they are giving Trump.
I don't think they give a damn what he does with the money?

Something is very off about the ballroom building.
It is way over priced. The blueprints and pictures of the finished building don't match.
Etc Etc.

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The destruction can't be prevented [View all] BWdem4life Friday OP

Calling it the Epstein Ballroom won't be prevented. Frasier Balzov Friday #1

It's actually a convention center. GPV Friday #25

Well, my thoughts on just the implications are B.See Friday #2

There is nothing to stop him from tearing it all down. Irish_Dem Friday #3

Frankly, I don't believe that there will be any structure built. Hugin Friday #4

I had the same thought. We know something is up. Irish_Dem Friday #6

Trump sees himself as an idea man... Hugin Friday #8

Trump doesn't care what the public wants. Irish_Dem Friday #9

But whatever it is, it won't be a white house. ananda Friday #10

Definitely will be Imperial Russian Ho House decor and style. Irish_Dem Friday #11

You read my mind. ananda Friday #12

If there are too many complaints about no permits Irish_Dem Friday #13

First it has to get started. ananda Friday #14

Trump is fast tracking this project. Irish_Dem Friday #15

That also makes sense. ananda Friday #16

Yes but I also think something else is going on. Irish_Dem Friday #17

Do you really think Trump's billionaire minders wanted this? ananda Friday #19

The billionaires are just pay to play. Irish_Dem Friday #22

That is way off. ananda Friday #23

Something is very off about the project. Irish_Dem Friday #24

You don't know because they don't know. ananda Friday #28

No I suspect more to it. Irish_Dem Friday #32

So not a ballroom at all. ananda Friday #34

Yes there will be Trump's throne room. Irish_Dem Friday #35

Well, yes. His mind is that tangled. ananda Friday #20

now that the hole is there rampartd Friday #26

Yes this is exactly part of what I think is happening. Irish_Dem Friday #31

It's his way of raising more money. He will have balls and more parties for thousands of dollars a plate. kerry-is-my-prez Friday #30

Of course it is a major grifting project. Irish_Dem Friday #33

The destruction can and should be reversed. Crunchy Frog Friday #5

From an architect named Andrew Kerr spinbaby Friday #7

It's likely that the Contract Documents are still being drawn at McCrery. maxsolomon Friday #21

Spinbaby: You might consider making this an OP. I think this is important information. Irish_Dem Friday #36

Is Trump building an entire new White House? Irish_Dem Friday #38

I hope we get this grotesque ballroom Johnny2X2X Friday #18

this shou,ld bde seen from space rampartd Friday #29

🤔 dweller Friday #27

I heard the bunker is 100 feet or so below the East doc03 Friday #37