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East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets (apnews.com)

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President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets.

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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In case anyone else is wondering about the awkward part, owners of news outlets are donating to the project. Washington Post has a pro-project take on it apparently too.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Credit to the indentured team if they can find a way to spin that turkey into a pro-project stance. They must need silkwood-style showers when they get home, these days.