Donald Trump promises White House ballroom finished in 'about a year and a half'
By: Tara Suter (The Hill)
Who does this Bozo think he is? The plans haven't even been finalized. Procurement can't really begin until plans are available. Construction cannot begin before plans are finalized and procurement commences. Completing the ballroom before Jan. 20, 2029, is highly optimistic. Finishing in 18 months is delusional.
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President Trump on Thursday promised the new White House ballroom will be complete in close to a year and a half — before the end of his second term.
"I want to welcome you all to the White House. It's an honor to have you. It's a special place. You know, for 150 years, they've been trying to do a ballroom," the president said during the Congressional Ball on Thursday evening.
"They never got it up, but we got it off. In a very short period of time, like about a year and a half, you're going to have the best ballroom anywhere in the country," he added.
Trump's new ballroom has been the subject of much controversy in recent months, with the president's East Wing demolition to create space for the project receiving heavy backlash.
The ballroom was slammed as a "vanity project" by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) referred to the destruction of the East Wing as "heartbreaking."
"Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) previously wrote on social media.
On Saturday, Trump defended lofty costs linked with the ballroom project, saying to critics that the space is going to be "much bigger and more beautiful" when done.
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The requirements for the ballroom will be considerably more stringent than required for shoddy New York construction. The structure will be required to provide the highest security for the President and heads of state. The foundations for the new ballroom cannot be poured until the plans are finalized and approved by the Secret Service. The current work to drive piles may need to be ripped out if they don't comply with the security requirements for continuation of the Presidency in the event of attack.
What is being constructed is not just a ballroom. It is a high security facility that must comply with the most stringent security measures. The materials needed to construct the ballroom can't be bought at Home Depot. The new ballroom must be capable of surviving a blast that would destroy the adjacent Treasury building.
They are going to need to turn it into medical wards to replace some of the hospitals the Republicans are forcing to be closed.
Republicans? Why hasn't the speculative financial sector created all the money needed to deliver healthcare at an affordable cost?
How has Democrats throwing increasing amounts of money at financial institutions improved anything?
We all know that Trump does not think things through. His modus operandi is bullshit and bullying.
On top of that, he has surrounded himself with sycophants who prostate themselves to please him and will never deliver bad news or provide advice which would go against his desires.
Isn't that a common problem associated with affluence? The more affluent expects money to buy any work they need done. The more affluent believes money gives them authority over the hired help. Trump has people for that.
Trump is incompetent; he has demonstrated this his entire life.
Affluence does not normally translate into incompetence. I would expect that most affluent people (disregarding the trust fund kids who never worked a day in their lives) would be competent.
The only thing Trump seems to care about is this ballroom or anything that strokes his ego or glorifies him in so.e way. A total maniacal narcissist. And this is the individual the people elected? What a stupid country we've become.
Trump hasn't changed since he hit political stage in 2015. Voters turned against the Republican establishment during the 2016 primaries. The Republican establishment did not offer a viable alternative. And neither did the Democratic establishment.
What's the alternative to Trump?
Alternative? Anyone else.
Therein lies the problem. It's not a popularity contest. Policy agenda really is important. And people really have shown their policy preferences. Trump's policies have received wider approval than did Obama's or Biden's. So, what is the alternative to Trump?
Politics itself, especially politics political candidates, is about popularity. Trump won because he knows how to work a crowd and most people are idiots. And now we're seeing the disastrous fallout from that.