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Ms. Toad

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24. This is the irreversible change he threatened before the shutdown.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 12:11 PM

15 hrs ago

It isn't about getting the ballroom up, it was about tearing the east wing down. Remember the trash bags being thrown from a window, and the threat not long after that to do irreversible things?

Tearing it down when there was even less chance than usual that someone would stop him was always the plan.

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Is November typically a good time to start a big construction project? [View all] intrepidity Thursday OP

Wants it done before he dies.. MiHale Thursday #1

LOL. Thank you for the chuckle. Redleg Thursday #7

Stinky BigMin28 Thursday #2

He can just declare that winter doesn't start until his throne room is complete. unblock Thursday #3

He can draw it on a weather map with his sharpie. ananda Thursday #12

Assume, this is never to be finished Johonny Thursday #4

Money laundering, yes. yardwork 15 hrs ago #17

So DJT can get the demolition done, so there can be no turning back Hekate Thursday #5

Sure seems like it. Redleg Thursday #8

Frankly, I think it was a stupid move on his part. Baitball Blogger Thursday #6

I wonder if that would be the last straw Redleg Thursday #9

True. Among the Trumpers I know they're laughing it up. Baitball Blogger Thursday #11

Some of these fuckers are truly deplorable Redleg 15 hrs ago #15

I strongly question the reasoning involved every time I read this notion here or elsewhere AZJonnie Thursday #13

I think Trump is using the threat to blackmail people. yardwork 15 hrs ago #25

It is interesting, and very believable. Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #27

I am not seeing that. yardwork 15 hrs ago #18

I agree that the media has to do a better job of showing the difference between Baitball Blogger 14 hrs ago #28

Brainwashed cultists will never disavow their messiah Mysterian 15 hrs ago #23

His disapproval ratings are chipping down. Baitball Blogger 14 hrs ago #29

Only if he's planning on moving the country to some place below the equator by executive order. Ping Tung Thursday #10

it doesn't really matter when money is no object uncle ray Thursday #14

Depends on the polls Starbeach 15 hrs ago #16

"Nobody knows more about building construction then me" Norbert 15 hrs ago #19

DC doesn't get that cold, and holidays do not stop construction. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #20

If November is when you need a distraction from EPSTEIN RandomNumbers 15 hrs ago #21

He doesn't think in that way. He might want it done as soon as possible JI7 15 hrs ago #22

This is the irreversible change he threatened before the shutdown. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #24

He's probably stolen most of the artifacts. yardwork 15 hrs ago #26