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[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Isn't this how he hired for the reflecting pool?

[–] garbage_world@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] FlordaMan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And that went great without any issues at all

It's currently one of the nicest ponds in DC.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So let it be.

Picture this. The whole pedophile group enjoying a tour of their newly built ballroom bunker, and suddenly it caves in. they building their own grave, shh, let it happen!

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 32 points 3 days ago

Let me guess: the contractor just happened to donate a few hundred thousand to the Trump campaign...

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Listen guys it's just a coincidence that the construction company's name is Eric&Trump Jr Construction. It's not that Eric and Jr, Trump promised.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't think he would bother promising at this point.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Inb4 ballroom covered in algae

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

Cover in mould with the gold paint chipping off

[–] taco@anarchist.nexus 1 points 2 days ago

Hopefully the algae will be thick enough to protect surfaces from the invisible slasher vandals this time.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 18 points 3 days ago

Using your taxes.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If he cant even paint a pool for $16M, how the fuck can he build a ballroom [and secure hide-e-hole] for only ~~3x~~ the amount?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I just checked your math and it's 100% accurate

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

At least 10 people upvoted that comment

Lmao imagine if a shoddily-built ballroom collapses on this administration, killing everyone. What a poetic resolution.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

But he promised it would be $200m and only use private funding?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

Mhm more corruption.

[–] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Bets on if he'll claim this was sabotaged/vandalized when it doesn't go to plan?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

We all know what his illegal non-bid jobs produce by now...

[–] artyom@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago
[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The question is, will the next president require competitive bids for the contract to dismantle it?

I’m only half joking. Any Democrat that doesn’t run with dismantling this as part of their platform doesn’t deserve any support.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

"Looking at the ballroom with your dirty peasant eyeballs is tantamount to vandalizing it, which surely will be the sole cause of its imminent decay, and not anything else. So you fuckers better not so much as sniff the air in a 50 mile proximity, or so help me God, I will deport your ass to Venezuela. A pedo President needs a new secret pedo space for new secret pedo meetings. Also, keep paying your taxes! The system is working! Vote Trump for a third term! Suck my dick!"

- The President, essentially

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good! It will crumble on day one.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

What better metaphor for the crumbling American empire than tearing down the white house and replacing it with cheap crap.