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riversedge

(78,103 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:20 PM Sep 15

Trees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trump's $200 million ballroo [View all]

green grass removed and covered with cement in the Rose Garden and now green trees cut down for Trumps glitsy ballroom. so so wrong,

Mike Sington @MikeSington
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Trees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trump’s $200 million ballroom.

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Trees being cut down now at the White House to make room for Trump's $200 million ballroo [View all] riversedge Sep 15 OP

RUIN!!!!!! elleng Sep 15 #1

I can't believe what I'm seeing. democrank Sep 15 #2

How the hell did this get approved so quickly newdeal2 Sep 15 #4

Are you sure it has been approved? he tends to do what he wants when he wants Maeve Sep 15 #7

He doesn't ask -- he just does stuff and dares people to stop him Hekate Sep 15 #8

Yes I think so. He has a big list of things to destroy. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #5

The list is simple - EVERYTHING. yellow dahlia Sep 15 #13

Typical GOP fiscal conservatism. A new ballroom for the President less cancer research for the rest of us surfered Sep 15 #3

He couldn't have built it a bit farther from the house? greatauntoftriplets Sep 15 #6

Was thinking as they reported they were starting work that "oh, no, I bet they'll be cutting down trees."... electric_blue68 Sep 15 #9

Nihilist-in-chief orders the destruction of more living things. Drop in the bucket. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 15 #10

He's a fucking Locust purr-rat beauty Sep 15 #11

Wasn't that canetoad Sep 15 #12

they are just so awful bigtree Sep 15 #14