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Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-melania-upset-east-wing-demolition-b2862932.html

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[–] 53 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So, quick question: what exactly does he need a ballroom for? It's not like he's any good at dancing, even though he is somewhat famous for his double-handed cock milker move. Exhibit A

What's more, he doesn't have any balls, either. Certainly not the kind that would require a dedicated room. Exhibit B

I really don't get these brain farts of his. But hey, I'm not the one with syphilis-induced dementia here.

God, I can't wait until you guys finally muster the courage to oust this wannabe dictator and his clique.

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  • [–] 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    His entire life has been based around his perception of what people above him think of him. That's why he plastered the oval office with garish gold leaf everywhere. He thinks it will impress people like putin and erdoğan and kim . Even more so,he's showing that he has the power to spend the people's money lavishly on stuff the country doesn't want nor need, because that's what dictators do.

    That's what this is for

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    You missed another thing he loves doing. He smashed an historical building in the early '70s in NYC during the starting of his "real estate" career. He smashed an historical building while other people were offering to pay to have the historical artifacts properly recovered. His excuse at the time? "It would have been too expensive." Meanwhile he knew it would have been free to him, it just would have taken 6-8 months later for him to break ground.

    He's continued desecrating any historical site he can get his hands on, to this day.

    He gets off on destroying historical monuments.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    He smashed an historical building

    This immediately made me read your comment in a strong French accent

    (At least in my dialect, word-initial h's are pronounced as a consonant. That means it would be "a historical" instead of "an")

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Not even that long. According to "John Baron", it was 2 weeks.

    Trump surprised New York’s art community on June 5, 1980 when a demolition crew jackhammered the sculptures off of the building. In addition, the intricate grillwork was removed. The destruction drew a public outcry. The Met received no advance notice.

    Trump initially avoided any comment about the Bonwit Teller artwork. But John Baron, a spokesperson with the Trump Organization, contacted the New York Daily News to discuss the situation. Baron informed the Daily News that “the merit of the stones was not great enough to justify the effort to save them.” Baron stated that the removal process could have set back Trump Tower’s construction timeline by two weeks. Baron also told the New York Times that he had no idea what happened to the ornate grillwork.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/10/03/how-donald-trump-took-down-bonwit-teller-a-fifth-avenue-landmark/

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Because it is not so much a ball room as it is a throne room. He wants a giant hall where he can preside at a throne in the end, where people who wants to see him has to walk through the entire thing feeling humbled, just like his dictator pals does it.

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