BartenderElite
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It's actually kind of hilarious to see MAGA's cheer on something that is only for the wealthiest of the wealthy.
It's like Russians cheering on the czars way back when.
Ballroom Derangement Syndrome Now Besets the Pathetic Left
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It's actually kind of hilarious to see MAGA's cheer on something that is only for the wealthiest of the wealthy.
It's like Russians cheering on the czars way back when.
AProudLefty
The remora of JPP
That's a good question.
Big spending republicans are too stupid to see that.
Diogenes
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MAGA is somehow convinced they are part of the top 10%.
Diogenes
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What Republican spending are you bleating about?
BTW, the new ballroom is expected to be accessible to the public once completed, aligning with the White House's longstanding tradition as the "People's House." However, access will likely be limited to guided tours, special events, or select public viewings—similar to current public rooms like the East Room—rather than unrestricted entry. Here's what we know based on official statements:
- Official Commitments: White House spokespeople, including First Lady Melania Trump's communications director, have emphasized preserving public access. In August 2025, they stated: "The President and First Lady remain committed to continuing the tradition of public access to the People’s House in the present and for the future." The July 2025 announcement also promised updates on the project via whitehouse.gov/visit, framing the ballroom as a space "enjoyed by future Administrations and generations of Americans."
- Tour Impacts and Plans: Construction has paused all public tours since late August 2025 due to East Wing demolition, affecting visits to areas like the Vermeil Room and State Dining Room. Officials indicate tours will resume "soon" (likely early 2026), potentially incorporating the new ballroom into routes once safe. The White House Historical Association has been documenting the site to support ongoing public education and access.
- Historical Precedent: Past White House additions (e.g., Truman's 1948–1952 renovation or the 1902 East Wing) did not eliminate public tours; instead, they enhanced visitor experiences. The ballroom is designed as a "substantially separated" addition connected by a "glass bridge," which will allow integration into tour paths without compromising security.
- Potential Limitations: As a high-security executive space, the ballroom will prioritize official events (e.g., state dinners for foreign leaders). Public access might involve timed tickets via Congress members or lotteries, with restrictions during sensitive periods. No sources indicate it will be fully off-limits; in fact, preservation groups like the National Trust for Historic Preservation anticipate its inclusion in public heritage.
Diogenes
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The new ballroom is expected to be accessible to the public once completed, aligning with the White House's longstanding tradition as the "People's House." However, access will likely be limited to guided tours, special events, or select public viewings—similar to current public rooms like the East Room—rather than unrestricted entry. Here's what we know based on official statements:
- Official Commitments: White House spokespeople, including First Lady Melania Trump's communications director, have emphasized preserving public access. In August 2025, they stated: "The President and First Lady remain committed to continuing the tradition of public access to the People’s House in the present and for the future." The July 2025 announcement also promised updates on the project via whitehouse.gov/visit, framing the ballroom as a space "enjoyed by future Administrations and generations of Americans."
- Tour Impacts and Plans: Construction has paused all public tours since late August 2025 due to East Wing demolition, affecting visits to areas like the Vermeil Room and State Dining Room. Officials indicate tours will resume "soon" (likely early 2026), potentially incorporating the new ballroom into routes once safe. The White House Historical Association has been documenting the site to support ongoing public education and access.
- Historical Precedent: Past White House additions (e.g., Truman's 1948–1952 renovation or the 1902 East Wing) did not eliminate public tours; instead, they enhanced visitor experiences. The ballroom is designed as a "substantially separated" addition connected by a "glass bridge," which will allow integration into tour paths without compromising security.
- Potential Limitations: As a high-security executive space, the ballroom will prioritize official events (e.g., state dinners for foreign leaders). Public access might involve timed tickets via Congress members or lotteries, with restrictions during sensitive periods. No sources indicate it will be fully off-limits; in fact, preservation groups like the National Trust for Historic Preservation anticipate its inclusion in public heritage.
Another absurd analogy. Congrats.
Big spending republicans are responsible for at least half of the $38 trillion debt.
Diogenes
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I don’t care specifically that a ballroom is being built…A privately funded GIFT to the American People, which will allow us to treat Presidential guests with common dignity, instead of outside, in the weather forced to use Port-a Pots, etc....
This, of course, has driven the perpetual-burr-up-the-ass left into a foamy-mouthed frenzy...."Ballroom Derangement Syndrome".
Meanwhile, here is a list of previous White House renovations:
Major White House renovations include the 1902 addition of the West Wing, the 1948-1952 structural reconstruction under Truman for $5.7 million (approx. $70–$85 million today), and the 1934-1942 construction of the East Wing. Other notable changes include Theodore Roosevelt adding the West Wing in 1902, William Howard Taft adding the first Oval Office in 1909, and recent projects like the 2025 Rose Garden and East Wing renovations.
Major renovations and costs...starting with Obama: (who spent $376 million taxpayer dollars)
2025 to 2029: Construction of a new ‘State Ballroom’ addition to the East Wing under President Donald Trump
Scope: To put a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in perspective, the original White House footprint was about 8,000 square feet; the current Executive Residence covers about 55,000 square feet; and together, the East and West Wings measure about 12,000 square feet.
Cost: An estimated $300 million in private donations, according to Trump.
2007: Press briefing room renovation under President George W. Bush
Scope: The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room covers roughly 2,200 square feet and is surrounded by small offices for the White House press corps. Bush modernized the whole area.
Cost: $8.5 million at the time (or $14 million to $18 million, adjusted for inflation). Of that total, $2.5 million came from the media itself; the remainder came from tax revenue.
1975: Construction of an outdoor swimming pool on the South Lawn under President Gerald Ford
Scope: Ford built a roughly 1,200-square-foot outdoor pool to replace the indoor pool that his predecessor, Richard Nixon, had covered and converted to the press briefing room five years earlier.
Cost: $66,800 in private donations (or $404,000, adjusted for inflation)
1948 to 1952: Full structural reconstruction of the White House under President Harry Truman
Scope: Truman’s "total reconstruction" of the White House preserved its exterior walls while rebuilding its foundation, adding steel and concrete to its structure and upgrading its systems. In the process, Truman added six rooms and two new sub-basements, bringing the total square footage close to where it
Cost: $5.7 million (or $70 million to $85 million, adjusted for inflation)
1934 and 1942: Overhaul of the West Wing and construction of the current East Wing under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scope: In 1934, Roosevelt added a second floor and a larger basement to the West Wing while relocating the Oval Office to its current location; in 1942, he built the current two-story East Wing office building (primarily to cover the construction of an underground bunker). Today these two nonresidential wings of the White House measure in at 12,000 square feet.
Cost: Unspecified, but substantial
1929 and 1930: Renovation and reconstruction of the West Wing under President Herbert Hoover
Scope: In 1929, Hoover spent seven months remodeling the West Wing, excavating a partial basement and supporting it with structural steel. But on Christmas Eve of that year, a four-alarm fire significantly damaged his newly completed project. Hoover was forced to rebuild the West Wing the following year.
Cost: Unspecified
1927: Renovation of upper floors and attic of the White House under President Calvin Coolidge
Scope: Coolidge replaced the White House’s original wood trusses with steel while rebuilding the roof and adding third-floor living spaces and offices for servants and secretaries.
Cost: $185,000 (or $3.5 million, adjusted for inflation)
1909: Expansion of the West Wing and creation of the Oval Office under President William Howard Taft
Scope: Taft expanded the existing, temporary building southward, covering the tennis court, and placed the first Oval Office at the center of the addition's south facade.
Cost: Unspecified
1902: Major renovation and expansion beyond the White House residence under President Theodore Roosevelt
Scope: First lady Edith Roosevelt hired the architects McKim, Mead & White to separate the White House’s living quarters from its offices, creating a temporary West Wing on a site previously occupied by stables and greenhouses along with an “East Wing” entrance for formal and public visitors. The Roosevelts also enlarged and modernized the White House’s public rooms, redid its landscaping and redecorated its interior.
Cost: Congress appropriated $475,445 for the project (or $18 million to $22 million, adjusted for inflation)
1881: Redecoration under President Chester A. Arthur
Scope: Among other changes, Arthur cleared rooms, sold off furniture and commissioned Tiffany lighting.
Cost: $110,00 (or $3.5 million to $4.5 million, adjusted for inflation)
1824 and 1829: Additions of South and North Porticos under Presidents James Monroe and Andrew Jackson
Scope: The White House’s iconic colonnaded porticos were added by original architect James Hoban within a five-year period in the early 1800s.
Cost: About $19,000 for the elliptical South Portico and about $25,000 for the rectangular North Portico (or a little more than $1 million combined and adjusted for inflation).
1815 to 1817: Rebuilding of the White House under Presidents James Madison and James Monroe after burning by British troops in the War of 1812
Scope: Presidents Madison and Monroe oversaw a multi-year reconstruction of the original 8,000-square-foot White House after its interior was destroyed by the British during the Burning of Washington. Only the exterior walls remained, but they were weakened by fire and the elements and had to be mostly rebuilt as well (except for portions of the south wall).
Cost: Approximately $500,000 (or $11.5 million to $13 million, adjusted for inflation)
1792 to 1800: Original construction of the White House Executive Residence
Scope: The original 8,000-square-foot, Hoban-designed White House took eight years to build after the cornerstone was laid on Oct. 13, 1792. Many of the workmen were European immigrants who had not yet attained citizenship; enslaved African Americans quarried the stone used in construction.
Cost: $232,371 (or $5.9 million to $7.5 million, adjusted for inflation)
How have presidents altered the White House? A list of major renovations — and their costs — as Trump's East Wing demolition draws scrutiny.
A timeline of all the major changes Trump's predecessors have made to the White House — including how long they took to complete and how much they cost.www.yahoo.com
1) I care that this was done without consultation with Congress.
2) That Trump lied about the destruction of the East wing.
3) That there is a lack of transparency as to who is paying, and what they are getting by doing so.
I don’t care specifically that a ballroom is being built…
1) I care that this was done without consultation with Congress.
2) That Trump lied about the destruction of the East wing.
3) That there is a lack of transparency as to who is paying, and what they are getting by doing so.
Diogenes
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I don't believe you. I suspect you care because Trump.
Not required.
Did he?
No, there isn't. Don't you have Internet access?
BartenderElite
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Well, that's certainly exciting. So the rabble will get a peek once in awhile?
Awesome.
The US is bankrupt again and still spending like a drunken sailor.
Diogenes
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Same peeks they got until the renovations started, rabble-rouser.
If you think you could just rock to the White House gate and go for a stroll all over the place before January 20, 2025, I have some news for you.
Diogenes
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Lipstick on a pig.
Nomad
Every trumper is a N4T.
trump lies about everything and everyone knows it.
You keep swallowing it anyway, yet according to you, those who have the brains to see him for what he is are the ones with bad judgement.
You are what crippling stupidity looks like.
It would be finagled so that nothing would never be easily traceable back to him to the point that he could be held accountable. Just like with his Russian collusion and everything else.
Besides, we'll all probably be long gone from this board by that time anyway.
So stop wasting my time, goofball.
No surprise you'd like the idea.
Tacky redneck trash always thinks alike.
BartenderElite
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Yay rich people!
Diogenes
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I think everyone in Congress is rich. As long as they have a D after their name, they're exempt from your scorn, right?