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Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality (www.npr.org)

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The renderings are complete, the architects and contractors have been hired. After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. According to the White House, the work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million.

"President Trump is a builder at heart and has an extraordinary eye for detail," said White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a statement on Thursday. "The President and the Trump White House are fully committed to working with the appropriate organizations to preserving the special history of the White House while building a beautiful ballroom that can be enjoyed by future Administrations and generations of Americans to come."

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

According to the article the president offhandedly suggested that a ballroom be built by his company around 15 years ago, and whoever he suggested it to correctly ignored this idiotic idea. So basically he's going to spend $200 million dollars of tax payer money building a ballroom where one already exists as an act of exceedingly petty revenge because someone hurt his precious delicate feelings over a decade ago.

Seems pretty on brand

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Petty revenge and siphoning off taxpayer money. Two birds, one stone.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Jesus fucking christ $200 million for a fucking room to dance in?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 23 hours ago

That's the total after accounting for all of the graft.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

He'll also hold teen pageants with change rooms he can barge into.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago

Probably more like $90 mil to build the room. &110 for the _privilege _ to build it.

[–] FeloniousPunk@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the fucker can’t even dance!