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Eugene

(66,990 posts) Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:45 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump Dumps Remains of East Wing in Local Park

Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Dumps Remains of East Wing in Local Park

Erkki Forster
Thu, February 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM EST
2 min read

Donald Trump is dumping the wreckage of his East Wing teardown onto a public park in D.C.—and locals are fuming.

Since reducing the White House’s historic East Wing to nothing but mangled metal and rubble to make way for his gigantic $400 million ballroom, the 79-year-old president has been piling the debris onto East Potomac Park, where he plans to build a luxury golf complex.

According to The New York Times, a National Park Service memo estimated that Trump will end up offloading some 30,000 cubic yards of soil, or around 2,000 truckloads, onto the park, which is already home to an affordable public golf course.

East Potomac Golf Links was managed by a nonprofit, National Links Trust, until Trump terminated its 50-year lease soon after he began destroying the East Wing in October.

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Trump Dumps Remains of East Wing in Local Park (Original Post) Eugene 11 hrs ago OP

What a damn pus-filled turd. Dave Bowman 11 hrs ago #1

$24 for a hot dog IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #2

So there may be Asbestos in that debris. IcyPeas 11 hrs ago #3

no permits, no specialists, no mitigation - Dump does not believe in that. Eugene 3 hrs ago #4

Dave Bowman

(6,985 posts)

1. What a damn pus-filled turd.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:48 PM

11 hrs ago

IronLionZion

(51,050 posts)

2. $24 for a hot dog

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:49 PM

11 hrs ago

do MAGA elitists know what hot dogs cost in the real world?

But locals fear Trump’s plan to transform the course into a championship-level complex would price out everyday golfers, who now pay just $42 for 18 holes, a rare bargain. At Trump’s Miami golf course, the cheapest round costs $215, according to The Times. A hot dog goes for $24.

IcyPeas

(25,233 posts)

3. So there may be Asbestos in that debris.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:17 PM

11 hrs ago

I don't think they ever showed proof that they handled asbestos safely.

.... federal law requires comprehensive asbestos inspection, notification, and abatement before any demolition of buildings from this era. Reinstein said that “every building of this age must undergo full asbestos inspection and abatement before any demolition begins,” and requested documentation that statutory obligations had been fulfilled.

The risk of mesothelioma exists for both demolition workers and crowds of tourists and onlookers that gathered at the site, as well as residents living near the park where the project’s dirt was taken. Though the White House has claimed that abatement work was performed, no supporting information has been released, and The Washington Post reported that the company doing the work, ACECO, is not licensed to abate asbestos in Washington, D.C. The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection has confirmed that the company voluntarily canceled its asbestos abatement license in August 2022.

https://mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma-news/asbestos-released-by-white-house-east-wing-demolition-raises-mesothelioma-fears/

Eugene

(66,990 posts)

4. no permits, no specialists, no mitigation - Dump does not believe in that.

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:15 AM

3 hrs ago

Lawsuits are pending of course.

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