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More gawdy White House renovations. (Original Post) applegrove 17 hrs ago OP
what is wrong with these people. rampartd 17 hrs ago #1
That's a rhetorical question, right? yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #40
one that i ask myself all the time time rampartd 11 hrs ago #41
I think those are hideous, overdone and downright ugly... wcmagumba 17 hrs ago #2
I like the Corithian (all three types of columns), BUT they Don't Belong on the WH! electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #20
When I think about Trump's style or lack there of Old Terp 14 hrs ago #37
Trump is obsessed with anything Corinthian since learning about those "Two Corinthians" in his bible reading days. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #3
You win yankee87 15 hrs ago #17
"Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone..." J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #4
Bullshit AZ8theist 15 hrs ago #18
Hmmm Good idea! electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #23
It should be funded by generous 'donations' from all the corporations and billionaires who are funding this in the first ToxMarz 15 hrs ago #28
THIS! calimary 14 hrs ago #38
There won't be any money left to undo the desecration. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #39
Great minds think alike!! AZ8theist 7 hrs ago #44
And the orange menace should have to pay for it yliza 15 hrs ago #33
they are ionic not doric, you can see the classic curled volute at the top Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #5
Message auto-removed Name removed 16 hrs ago #6
Not according to Ricardo Montalban The Madcap 16 hrs ago #9
not at all, its just not the right one for the white house. Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #13
Message auto-removed Name removed 15 hrs ago #22
Because it's the historic people's house, not some plaything for a demented rapist? Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #30
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This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove 10 hrs ago #42
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Yes, they are Ionic sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #8
Not to be confused with Iconic.. BattleRow 16 hrs ago #14
Now if you'd gone to trump university you would have learned Turbineguy 15 hrs ago #16
Ah....I actually thought so... (Ionic) TY electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #24
This is correct Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #27
Trump Is Crazy MissouriDem47 16 hrs ago #7
No matter the cost the trumpy "renovations" need to be redone to their original state IMO. NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #10
I agree with you 100000% AZ8theist 15 hrs ago #19
Wait until he paints them gold... johnnyfins 16 hrs ago #11
You homegirl 16 hrs ago #12
Wait until the entire North Portico collapses after his sketchy kick-back contractor screws up the "repairs." sop 15 hrs ago #29
This is so infuriating. He needs to be forced to restore the White House. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #15
I haven't been Manatee 15 hrs ago #21
Message auto-removed Name removed 15 hrs ago #26
Gawd Awful Martin Eden 15 hrs ago #25
Thereis only one reason for all this MONEY. He gets a kickback on everything... he personally. Srkdqltr 15 hrs ago #32
One word. usonian 15 hrs ago #34
He wanted so badly to be king. Now all he can do is pretend. C Moon 14 hrs ago #35
Wait 'til he starts reupholstering everything in Corinthian Leather Bristlecone 14 hrs ago #36

wcmagumba

(7,144 posts)
2. I think those are hideous, overdone and downright ugly...
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:13 PM
17 hrs ago

Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone...

Old Terp

(493 posts)
37. When I think about Trump's style or lack there of
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:01 PM
14 hrs ago

I have gone through a slew of adjectives. Crass is apt but lately I think prissy works very well. Those columns that he likes are prissy.

OGBuzz

(1,018 posts)
3. Trump is obsessed with anything Corinthian since learning about those "Two Corinthians" in his bible reading days.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:16 PM
17 hrs ago

J_William_Ryan

(3,709 posts)
4. "Another costly tear down and replace like the original when TSF is gone..."
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:19 PM
17 hrs ago

Unfortunately, the next Democratic president isn’t going to be able to justify the time and expense to restore that which Trump destroys – we’ll be forced to exist with some of Trump’s hideous monstrosities, and Trump knows that.

AZ8theist

(7,826 posts)
18. Bullshit
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:37 PM
15 hrs ago

The next Democratic president absolutely MUST ERASE every single stench this imbecile has infected upon the WH.
Remove every inch of gold spray painted crap.
Restore the Rose Garden.
Demolish the "ball room"
Restore the Reflecting Pool using competent contractors.
Remove every single picture he put up.
Put his portrait in the basement
Return solemn dignity to the White House

It can be financed with the seized assets that were stolen or bribed by Trump and Kushner. Neither one needs that money while in prison.

ToxMarz

(3,239 posts)
28. It should be funded by generous 'donations' from all the corporations and billionaires who are funding this in the first
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
15 hrs ago

place. Democrats can pressure them too, everything they might be gaining from stoking favor from Trump can also be taken away, and a much more unfavorable environment can be substituted. I'm sure they'll be happy to cooperate.

calimary

(91,717 posts)
38. THIS!
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:04 PM
14 hrs ago

Or rather, THESE!!!

All of these:
- Remove every inch of gold spray painted crap.
- Restore the Rose Garden.
- Demolish the "ball room".
- Restore the Reflecting Pool using competent contractors.
- Remove every single picture he put up.
- Put his portrait in the basement.
ALL OF THEM!!! EVERY LAST MISERABLE ONE OF ‘EM!!!

And then, arrange a TV special, like Jackie hosted long ago, of a tour of the (restored) White House, so America can see what a tasteful and historic landmark it is, once again. A lucky presidential family gets to live in it for four-to-eight years, but it was, is, and will always be THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE, for as long as there is an America.
Return solemn dignity to the White House. It’s the ONLY way to go.

yellow dahlia

(7,064 posts)
39. There won't be any money left to undo the desecration.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:39 PM
11 hrs ago

The TV show could be a fundraiser.

yliza

(216 posts)
33. And the orange menace should have to pay for it
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:29 PM
15 hrs ago

It’s all wildly illegal, he owes the country reparations.

Response to Blues Heron (Reply #5)

The Madcap

(2,251 posts)
9. Not according to Ricardo Montalban
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:06 PM
16 hrs ago

Rich Corinthian...columns?

Yeah, they're really tacky.

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Response to Blues Heron (Reply #30)

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Response to applegrove (Reply #42)

NoMoreRepugs

(12,366 posts)
10. No matter the cost the trumpy "renovations" need to be redone to their original state IMO.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:06 PM
16 hrs ago

homegirl

(2,049 posts)
12. You
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:11 PM
16 hrs ago

called it. We all know he will have to, he can't help himself. Those few hours at Versailles did it- the classic-"how you gonna keep them down on the farm, when they've see Paree..."

sop

(20,130 posts)
29. Wait until the entire North Portico collapses after his sketchy kick-back contractor screws up the "repairs."
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:02 PM
15 hrs ago

Response to Manatee (Reply #21)

Martin Eden

(16,158 posts)
25. Gawd Awful
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:50 PM
15 hrs ago

When he's gone, sue his estate to pay for the costs of restoring everything he desecrated.

Srkdqltr

(10,233 posts)
32. Thereis only one reason for all this MONEY. He gets a kickback on everything... he personally.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:15 PM
15 hrs ago

C Moon

(13,872 posts)
35. He wanted so badly to be king. Now all he can do is pretend.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:35 PM
14 hrs ago

I wonder how much it's going to cost us to undo all his gross gaudiness.

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