Another big nothing burger by the fake media news.

 

Ballroom fiasco will bring few more millions to the next No King protest. Feelings on the streets are pure anger by the gross negligence of the President to forsake addressing the shutdown while spending time and money on his vanity projects. This federal worker was in line for food aid. 
 

“ No one deserves to be treated the way that we're being treated right now -- and to watch them tear down the people's house and to build some fancy ballroom when that money could be taking care of Americans," she said, referring to the $250-million White House renovation that broke ground this week. 

 

17 hours ago, Will B Good said:

OK, that is truly ridiculous! Is this for real?

3 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

OK, that is truly ridiculous! Is this for real?

 

No...it's actually on the other side

8 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

NB President Trump likes to dance

 

That's surprising, considering how guilty he feels for letting down his country due to terminal bone spurs.

 

Plucky fellow still managed to play golf and football, and march around in his ROTC cosplay uniform at military academy despite the excruciating pain!

6 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Is that Melania in the last photo? She is looking rather fine!

 

Yes.

 

You are entitled to an opinion regarding the President's spouse. The photo is from 2000, shortly after the man divorced wife number 2. At the time, she was an expatriate model, and the man helped her get more modeling jobs, to enable her I suppose, maintain visa status.

 

I would agree, many people thought of Adolf Hitler when seeing Barack Obama. I assume you are one of those people.

 

You probably weren't aware, but at the time, the man in the photo you picked was a former President, not a sitting President, who was not perusing a modification to the skyline of the capital, but a former President inspecting an architects model of a presidential museum, construction of which was interupted due to nooses being found on site.

 

The current President was inspecting proposals for a replica of Paris's Arc de Triomphe to be built in Washington to celebrate 250 years of America. Its a shame that after 250 years, Americans still can't come up with an original monumental design, but has to co-opt another design (the French weren't original; its a replica of the Arc of Titus in Rome). Many countries copy this arch, like Mexico, and North Korea. What a modern arch looks like

 

 

 

 

Obviously this plan needs congressional approval. The NCPC suggests that processes concerning such monuments takes time, and that it is extremely unlikely that a quality and lasting construction will be possible in 9 months, or even 21 months. The memorial will be funded by money left over from the construction of the ballroom, which was funded by donors to the president.

 

 

Corporate donors include Google, R.J. Reynolds, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Palantir and NextEra Energy. Nothing unusual in that. The President has suggested that the Arch will be fully funded by money left over from donations to the ballroom. The ballroom is expected to cost $250 million. So far, $200 million has been raised. In 1976, no national monument to mark 200 years of the American Revolution was constructed. Planning for the 1976 events started in 1966, so I would assume planning for 2026 started in 2016.

 

Back in 1973, as part of the run-up, there was a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party, which people took to be a cue to protest the issues of the day (Nixon was fresh in the memory).

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Ballroom fiasco will bring few more millions to the next No King protest. Feelings on the streets are pure anger by the gross negligence of the President to forsake addressing the shutdown while spending time and money on his vanity projects. This federal worker was in line for food aid. 
 

“ No one deserves to be treated the way that we're being treated right now -- and to watch them tear down the people's house and to build some fancy ballroom when that money could be taking care of Americans," she said, referring to the $250-million White House renovation that broke ground this week. 

 

 

Its paid for by private donation.

15 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

Its paid for by private donation.

What suckers! Will they get a plaque with their names, maybe even the amount?

16 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

 

Its paid for by private donation.

Who please. Any list of private donors revealed? We know not to trust any words from him. 

Just now, unblocktheplanet said:

What suckers! Will they get a plaque with their names, maybe even the amount?

 

Apparently their name in a brick. Or in the case of Lockheed Martin, a $170bn contract.

Just now, Eric Loh said:

Who please. Any list of private donors revealed? We know not to trust any words from him. 

 

See earlier. Some of the donors have allowed their names to be published (earlier reply). Others remain private. The corporate donations are of course reportable to the SEC. Donations by non-profits I think might appear on tax filings, which being non-profits, are a public record.

31 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

 

See earlier. Some of the donors have allowed their names to be published (earlier reply). Others remain private. The corporate donations are of course reportable to the SEC. Donations by non-profits I think might appear on tax filings, which being non-profits, are a public record.

There is no official list from the White House. However there are potential donors that attended the project dinner. We will have to wait for the official list as the cost of construction is rising and more fundings are needed. When the list of donors are revealed, we will get the chance to see what these donors get for their generosity. 

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Who please. Any list of private donors revealed? We know not to trust any words from him. 

Look about 4 posts up and you will see.

1 hour ago, Roadsternut said:

 

Yes.

 

You are entitled to an opinion regarding the President's spouse. The photo is from 2000, shortly after the man divorced wife number 2. At the time, she was an expatriate model, and the man helped her get more modeling jobs, to enable her I suppose, maintain visa status.

 

I would agree, many people thought of Adolf Hitler when seeing Barack Obama. I assume you are one of those people.

 

You probably weren't aware, but at the time, the man in the photo you picked was a former President, not a sitting President, who was not perusing a modification to the skyline of the capital, but a former President inspecting an architects model of a presidential museum, construction of which was interupted due to nooses being found on site.

 

The current President was inspecting proposals for a replica of Paris's Arc de Triomphe to be built in Washington to celebrate 250 years of America. Its a shame that after 250 years, Americans still can't come up with an original monumental design, but has to co-opt another design (the French weren't original; its a replica of the Arc of Titus in Rome). Many countries copy this arch, like Mexico, and North Korea. What a modern arch looks like

 

 

 

 

Obviously this plan needs congressional approval. The NCPC suggests that processes concerning such monuments takes time, and that it is extremely unlikely that a quality and lasting construction will be possible in 9 months, or even 21 months. The memorial will be funded by money left over from the construction of the ballroom, which was funded by donors to the president.

 

 

Corporate donors include Google, R.J. Reynolds, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Palantir and NextEra Energy. Nothing unusual in that. The President has suggested that the Arch will be fully funded by money left over from donations to the ballroom. The ballroom is expected to cost $250 million. So far, $200 million has been raised. In 1976, no national monument to mark 200 years of the American Revolution was constructed. Planning for the 1976 events started in 1966, so I would assume planning for 2026 started in 2016.

 

Back in 1973, as part of the run-up, there was a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party, which people took to be a cue to protest the issues of the day (Nixon was fresh in the memory).

 

 

 

I didn't think of Hitler when I saw Obama's photo. Then again, I don't think of Hitler when I see Trump's photo.

 

"All Hail Fuhrer Trumpf, Saviour Of The Jews"..... nah, doesn't have a good ring to it. 

17 hours ago, theshu25 said:

Not too busy to be playing golf every weekend. Scumbag Trump.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) at DOGE subcommittee hearing on use of federal buildings: "What we need to light on fire are Trump’s tariffs...if we are going to talk about efficiency and worry about some solar paneled whatevers, let’s talk about the fact that as of March 31, Trump’s golfing has cost us approximately $26 million."

 

And that was only 3 months in office. 

 

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX): "Trump’s golfing has cost us approximately $26 million." | Video | C-SPAN.org https://share.google/IVI013F8EtFTibooI

7 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

There is no official list from the White House. However there are potential donors that attended the project dinner. We will have to wait for the official list as the cost of construction is rising and more fundings are needed. When the list of donors are revealed, we will get the chance to see what these donors get for their generosity. 

They will likely get ambassador posts and other jobs that they're totally unqualified to do, but that's what big Don does, he always picks from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to talent. 

 

Many of us who live here have considered Thai politics to be the opposite of a meritocracy, but Trump has taken that concept to another level entirely. 

10 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

I didn't think of Hitler when I saw Obama's photo. Then again, I don't think of Hitler when I see Trump's photo.

 

"All Hail Fuhrer Trumpf, Saviour Of The Jews"..... nah, doesn't have a good ring to it. 

 

As a lifelong Tory, I did. Strange that, different strokes for different folks. 

15 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

Another big nothing burger by the fake media news.

 

 

 

But the BBC says

 

 

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/ws/640/cpsprodpb/626c/live/893c61d0-b00b-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.jpg.webp

 

 

 

I think this is a fake photo:

 

 

But these appear genuine: