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Ocelot II

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31. That's grotesque. It's much bigger than the White House itself.

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:55 PM

Sep 25

But Albert Speer would have loved it.

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New renderings show more details of White House ballroom under construction [View all] riversedge Sep 25 OP

That thing is fugly as hell and totally unjustified. Dave Bowman Sep 25 #1

Remember Trump and fam are nothing but rich white trash. ananda Sep 25 #20

The Clampetts come to DC Bayard Sep 25 #22

That's some Albert Speer NAZI looking drawings. How appropriate Bengus81 Sep 25 #55

Jesus. And we're paying for that shit. Scrivener7 Sep 25 #2

I'm glad corporate sponsors are paying for it... Omnipresent Sep 25 #6

I missed that. Off to google which ones. So I can avoid them. Scrivener7 Sep 25 #17

Don't google the sponsors if you want to avoid them. One of them is Google! subterranean Sep 25 #52

Lol! I actually do use DuckDuckGo. But it's become a verb. Like Xerox! Scrivener7 Sep 25 #53

If only these corporations saw fit Diamond_Dog Sep 25 #36

and affordable housing...... Bengus81 Sep 25 #56

It doesn't matter who pays for the structure. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 25 #39

And we will likely pay for those balls, in the manner the elitists are accustomed to William Seger Sep 25 #44

Corporate sponsors may pay for some of the construction, but not the upkeep. Lonestarblue Sep 25 #45

The new Mar a Lardo. Autumn Sep 25 #3

The answer is Republicans. Never forget. LymphocyteLover Sep 25 #50

Everything looks covered dweller Sep 25 #4

fucking slap in our faces LyfeTimeDem Sep 25 #5

Stolen from Albert Speer's Portfolio malachi Sep 25 #7

"Karoline Leavitt said the project would be paid for by private donors and the president himself" Ray Bruns Sep 25 #8

Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Sep 25 #11

When will they stop paying for it? Then, who will get the bill? My guess is you and me. usaf-vet Sep 25 #14

Good point PatSeg Sep 25 #25

Other People's Money William Seger Sep 25 #16

For a compulsive liar, PatSeg Sep 25 #26

That's because lying and bragging are both used to prop up his pathetically fragile ego William Seger Sep 25 #35

That's true PatSeg Sep 25 #42

I hate it. It totally dwarfs the White House which totally takes away from the image yellowdogintexas Sep 25 #9

I was thinking the same thing PatSeg Sep 25 #29

Will it be available to rent for weddings? greatauntoftriplets Sep 25 #10

Yes...but only the top 1-2% need apply. But remember it will be foisted as Bengus81 Sep 25 #54

Went to the link to get a better idea of his monstrosity KS Toronado Sep 25 #12

Much bigger Cirsium Sep 25 #59

Un-American SpankMe Sep 25 #13

Looks like a Roman temple kkmarie Sep 25 #15

not an accident, I'm sure LymphocyteLover Sep 25 #48

like Nero's Domus Aurea DBoon Sep 25 #58

Yup. In the GD thread on this I said I expected a "Roman Emperor" to be standing at the top of those stairs. electric_blue68 Sep 25 #60

I reckon it has a rape room and a vomitorium. Midnight Writer Sep 25 #18

Grotesque LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 25 #19

Doesn't DC have any rules or zoning laws? Walleye Sep 25 #30

Laws, shmaws, this is official presidentin' bizness! tanyev Sep 25 #41

i eagerly await it's lawful demolotion IbogaProject Sep 25 #21

SERIOUSLY. It would be poetic justice if he were inside trying to stop the wrecking ball when it went down LymphocyteLover Sep 25 #49

No way this monstrosity is being erected all with donor money Bayard Sep 25 #23

Gives me that Beware the Ides of March feeling. yorkster Sep 25 #24

Maga Think they will get to party there Walleye Sep 25 #27

That's exceedingly large. It dwarfs the White House. maxsolomon Sep 25 #28

That's grotesque. It's much bigger than the White House itself. Ocelot II Sep 25 #31

Dear Goddess tell me this is satire, please ms liberty Sep 25 #32

It's an architectural abomination. LudwigPastorius Sep 25 #33

There's something off on the scale of the first rendering jgmiller Sep 25 #34

It dwarfs the White House. What an abomination! SunSeeker Sep 25 #37

Why is he allowed to do this? PittBlue Sep 25 #38

the same reason he is allowed to do everything awful he is doing-- Republicans and their propaganda media LymphocyteLover Sep 25 #47

Reminiscent of the Palace of the Parliament Torchlight Sep 25 #40

Where is the rendering of the golden Karaoke machine? n/t crud Sep 25 #43

And where are the stripper poles? Ocelot II Sep 25 #46

No words genxlib Sep 25 #51

Will it contain a throne room? AverageOldGuy Sep 25 #57

What a terrible, absolutely disgustingly horrible architectural blunder. Fla Dem Friday #61