Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now

Crazy that it was able to be demolished in the first place before they even had a concept of a plan in regards to construction.

Or before he poured concrete over the historical rose garden for the ufc to have a fight on

And no one of consequence will face punishment. They keep doing shit like this because no one punishes them. I'd wager the administration will ignore the order and build the gaudy mound of turd anyway, except I think it's more likely they'll decide to build nothing and just pocket the millions in bribes.

I swear he just does these things to see what he can get away with. I bet they laugh at their base behind closed doors for the way they cheer on everything that he does.

At least if it’s not finished in time for the next Presidential election, he won’t have a bunker to hide out in during his next coup.

Few things perfectly illustrate this presidency than an unfinished pit.

We can rebuild. We *will* rebuild. All we have to do is dig in.

Well come on, it’s not anyone’s job to *stop* crimes as they’re happening. The best we can do is six months after someone starts doing crimes, a federal judge lays down an extremely firm “hey! how about maybe not 😬” …that will never ever get appealed or overturned or *anything.*

We’re gonna wind up with faux gold painted Washington Monument next

Yes, but it will be nice to have a disgusting, unfinished, contruction project memorial hole to honor the Trump Presidency.

This is the strategy for everything they do. Break it first and then the courts are moot. Maybe you lose six months later in court, but Corporation for Public Broadcasting is already gone or the East wing is already leveled. Just do the damage and nothing else matters.

He should be charged with destruction of public property and destruction of a historical site. He should also be charged with fraud, market manipulation, war crimes, r***…

It won't last sadly

It's the classic trump style to wreck something so badly that the courts are forced to go along with his illegal activity because you cannot put thr genie back in the bottle. He played the game with clearly illegal tariffs and now the taxpayer are paying higher prices on everything and companies are about to get a massive rebate check.

If there is any justice in this world, the space will be used for a memorial to all of the people who have died or had their lives irreparably destroyed by this regime.

Not only demolished... but sent where?? Like was an important part of American history just thrown in the dump? All the windows.. shingles... trim... all could and should have been saved. Was it? Who knows!

ctrl-z

That's how democracy works. It works slower than a melting glacier.

No plan, no approvals, already demolition… but sure, totally under control.

the one silver lining is if construction can be held off till the next admin, there are things they could really use in that space they don't have in the white house; namely space. As I understand things whitehouse staff need way more office space, and also offices for other branches of government the Whitehouse deals with regularly. Trumps ballroom dream would turn into an office building.

Who thinks he'll abide by the courts? I bet he'll appeal and keep right on going. He's entirely unaccountable at this point

Same with everything this government does. Do something illegal -> Judge says it's illegal -> No consequences -> Repeat. I mean, they could just continue building the ball room and nothing would happen.

It's the entire playbook for the administration across every single topic. Simply do things and break things and challenge in court for years. By the end, it's irreversible, neutered, non-existent, etc

relieved from duty if anything.

Currently rotting at Fort Totten Transfer Station (landfill)

I think a half demolished White House is a very fitting and appropriate symbol of the Trump Presidency. I hope it stays that way until he’s out of office to serve as a reminder to the world of the incompetence of his administration

Personally I think it should remain demolished and act as a memorial (warning??) to what happens when we as a country let a fascist egomaniac get into power.

> its going to stay that way for now. Fine with me. Leave it sit as long as it takes to get someone who cares about history and architecture to oversee it.

Donald has figured out that it is easier to convince 1/3rd of senators to not punish him for doing whatever he wants, than it is to convince 2/3rds of senators to allow him to do whatever he wants. It's a failure of game theory.

He announced the plan for the ballroom and tore down the East Wing the next week. There wasn’t time to do anything.

This is on Republicans being traitors

Luckily it never was allowed.

You really think this will stop him?

Probably more focused on the facilities being built underneath. Wants to make sure the bugs are planted good and deep before his term is up.

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Then you have Desantis wanting to rename airport after this twice impeached, pathological lying convicted felon, as if he's some fine example of something. Sorry, guys! They're all nuts. And that:s how history will record these moments. Whacked.

Also, the ruling is toothless. He'll just continue on like nothing changed.

What’s stopping him from doing it anyways? That diaper shitter doesn’t follow rules

No, he cant be held liable for anything he did in office

Watch the GOP try to fast-track a bill to approve the ballroom construction while the government is still shut down and federal employees still aren't getting paid.

Got em

Is Bill Clinton's nickname "lid" ? 

hopefully he uses it for the same task- in the end.

That was an interesting read. Thanks for posting it.

It's not a data center. They're replacing the WWII era bunker. I'm sure the new bunker is much larger than the old, but it's definitely not a da ta center. A data center needs hardware upgrades on an ongoing basis, plus massive power and cooling requirements. Why bury it under the White House? It doesn't need physical proximity to POTUS. It could be located on any main internet backbone line in the country. It could even be run out of multiple redundant facilities spread out across the country. There is zero reason to bury it under the White House. It makes more sense to have it anywhere else. The White House is likely a high target in a potential nuclear war, why give adversaries a 2-for-1 opportunity to take out POTUS and the government AI in one strike? 9/11 showed the necessity of having shelter nearby for the administration, while Dubya was in Florida that day, other members of his administration sheltered and worked in the now demolished PEOC. The new bunker is likely much larger and could house and allow the executive branch to function in anything short of a bunker buster or nuclear strike, and it would only take minutes to get POTUS and the cabinet there (faster than getting to Air Force One, which is the logical preferred action so long as there is time). Drey is confident, well spoken, and I don't doubt that she has done research. But her conclusions are completely illogical. All the bunker needs is a secure Internet connection to access whatever government AI. The NSA's known facility for storing the mountains of data they intercept isn't under the Pentagon or under NSA headquarters, it's in a secure facility outside of Salt Lake City.

Nothing really at this point. The Judicial branch depends on the executive branch to enforce any ruling.