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More gawdy White House renovations. (Original Post) applegrove 3 hrs ago OP
what is wrong with these people. rampartd 3 hrs ago #1
I think those are hideous, overdone and downright ugly... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #2
I like the Corithian (all three types of columns), BUT they Don't Belong on the WH! electric_blue68 1 hr ago #20
When I think about Trump's style or lack there of Old Terp 31 min ago #37
Trump is obsessed with anything Corinthian since learning about those "Two Corinthians" in his bible reading days. OGBuzz 3 hrs ago #3
You win yankee87 1 hr ago #17
"Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone..." J_William_Ryan 3 hrs ago #4
Bullshit AZ8theist 1 hr ago #18
Hmmm Good idea! electric_blue68 1 hr ago #23
It should be funded by generous 'donations' from all the corporations and billionaires who are funding this in the first ToxMarz 1 hr ago #28
THIS! calimary 28 min ago #38
And the orange menace should have to pay for it yliza 1 hr ago #33
they are ionic not doric, you can see the classic curled volute at the top Blues Heron 2 hrs ago #5
Is Corinthian bad? Hardly concrerned 2 hrs ago #6
Not according to Ricardo Montalban The Madcap 2 hrs ago #9
not at all, its just not the right one for the white house. Blues Heron 2 hrs ago #13
I think it is Hardly concrerned 1 hr ago #22
Because it's the historic people's house, not some plaything for a demented rapist? Blues Heron 1 hr ago #30
Ohhh, Hardly concrerned 1 hr ago #31
Yes, they are Ionic sinkingfeeling 2 hrs ago #8
Not to be confused with Iconic.. BattleRow 2 hrs ago #14
Now if you'd gone to trump university you would have learned Turbineguy 1 hr ago #16
Ah....I actually thought so... (Ionic) TY electric_blue68 1 hr ago #24
This is correct Figarosmom 1 hr ago #27
Trump Is Crazy MissouriDem47 2 hrs ago #7
No matter the cost the trumpy "renovations" need to be redone to their original state IMO. NoMoreRepugs 2 hrs ago #10
I agree with you 100000% AZ8theist 1 hr ago #19
Wait until he paints them gold... johnnyfins 2 hrs ago #11
You homegirl 2 hrs ago #12
Wait until the entire North Portico collapses after his sketchy kick-back contractor screws up the "repairs." sop 1 hr ago #29
This is so infuriating. He needs to be forced to restore the White House. Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #15
I haven't been Manatee 1 hr ago #21
Renovations Hardly concrerned 1 hr ago #26
Gawd Awful Martin Eden 1 hr ago #25
Thereis only one reason for all this MONEY. He gets a kickback on everything... he personally. Srkdqltr 1 hr ago #32
One word. usonian 59 min ago #34
He wanted so badly to be king. Now all he can do is pretend. C Moon 57 min ago #35
Wait 'til he starts reupholstering everything in Corinthian Leather Bristlecone 52 min ago #36

wcmagumba

(7,141 posts)
2. I think those are hideous, overdone and downright ugly...
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:13 PM
3 hrs ago

Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone...

Old Terp

(493 posts)
37. When I think about Trump's style or lack there of
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:01 PM
31 min ago

I have gone through a slew of adjectives. Crass is apt but lately I think prissy works very well. Those columns that he likes are prissy.

OGBuzz

(1,014 posts)
3. Trump is obsessed with anything Corinthian since learning about those "Two Corinthians" in his bible reading days.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:16 PM
3 hrs ago

J_William_Ryan

(3,708 posts)
4. "Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone..."
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:19 PM
3 hrs ago

Unfortunately, the next Democratic president isn’t going to be able to justify the time and expense to restore that which Trump destroys – we’ll be forced to exist with some of Trump’s hideous monstrosities, and Trump knows that.

AZ8theist

(7,821 posts)
18. Bullshit
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:37 PM
1 hr ago

The next Democratic president absolutely MUST ERASE every single stench this imbecile has infected upon the WH.
Remove every inch of gold spray painted crap.
Restore the Rose Garden.
Demolish the "ball room"
Restore the Reflecting Pool using competent contractors.
Remove every single picture he put up.
Put his portrait in the basement
Return solemn dignity to the White House

It can be financed with the seized assets that were stolen or bribed by Trump and Kushner. Neither one needs that money while in prison.

ToxMarz

(3,234 posts)
28. It should be funded by generous 'donations' from all the corporations and billionaires who are funding this in the first
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
1 hr ago

place. Democrats can pressure them too, everything they might be gaining from stoking favor from Trump can also be taken away, and a much more unfavorable environment can be substituted. I'm sure they'll be happy to cooperate.

calimary

(91,706 posts)
38. THIS!
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:04 PM
28 min ago

Or rather, THESE!!!

All of these:
- Remove every inch of gold spray painted crap.
- Restore the Rose Garden.
- Demolish the "ball room".
- Restore the Reflecting Pool using competent contractors.
- Remove every single picture he put up.
- Put his portrait in the basement.
ALL OF THEM!!! EVERY LAST MISERABLE ONE OF ‘EM!!!

And then, arrange a TV special, like Jackie hosted long ago, of a tour of the (restored) White House, so America can see what a tasteful and historic landmark it is, once again. A lucky presidential family gets to live in it for four-to-eight years, but it was, is, and will always be THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE, for as long as there is an America.
Return solemn dignity to the White House. It’s the ONLY way to go.

yliza

(216 posts)
33. And the orange menace should have to pay for it
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:29 PM
1 hr ago

It’s all wildly illegal, he owes the country reparations.

homegirl

(2,048 posts)
12. You
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:11 PM
2 hrs ago

called it. We all know he will have to, he can't help himself. Those few hours at Versailles did it- the classic-"how you gonna keep them down on the farm, when they've see Paree..."

sop

(20,123 posts)
29. Wait until the entire North Portico collapses after his sketchy kick-back contractor screws up the "repairs."
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:02 PM
1 hr ago

Martin Eden

(16,154 posts)
25. Gawd Awful
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:50 PM
1 hr ago

When he's gone, sue his estate to pay for the costs of restoring everything he desecrated.

Srkdqltr

(10,231 posts)
32. Thereis only one reason for all this MONEY. He gets a kickback on everything... he personally.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:15 PM
1 hr ago

C Moon

(13,867 posts)
35. He wanted so badly to be king. Now all he can do is pretend.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:35 PM
57 min ago

I wonder how much it's going to cost us to undo all his gross gaudiness.

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