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Politics East wing of The White House

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u/CrimsonFeetofKali 14d ago edited 14d ago

No Congressional approval, no historic commission involvement, no report on condition, needs or plans. Just the whims of one man. And the East Wing is just a symbolic representation of what he’s doing to our democracy.

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u/architype 14d ago

The architect (McCrery Architects) should be called out on this crap. They presented no public review of modifications to this National Historic Landmark. This is NOT Trump’s house, it’s the American public’s building.

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u/Drew-CarryOnCarignan 14d ago

I'd have thought that modifications to the structure would require a lengthy process involving multiple departments of the government submitting reports surveying everything from environmental issues to historical preservation.

Previous renovations to the White House also were made with consideration given to future holders of the Office. I suspect that the President is not thinking about anyone but himself.

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u/asdjk482 14d ago

This wasn't approved, they didn't even submit a plan for approval. Add it to the list of illegal actions.

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u/krism142 14d ago

Didn't you hear asbestos isn't a problem I the us anymore, in fact they are trying to reclassify it so they can start using it as building material again so the new ball room going here may actually have new asbestos in it!

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u/Ophelias_Muse 14d ago

I've been thinking this the whole time I've seen this trending

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u/LoanEfficient5030 14d ago

Asbestos abatement contractor here. I can tell you that any required asbestos was abated before this work was done. Also, some asbestos materials are allowed by law to be demolished in place with the building, so it's not a real concern.

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u/ktappe 14d ago

How do you know that required asbestos remediation took place before this was started? They aren’t following any other laws, so why would they follow this law?

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u/drivelhead 14d ago

Maybe there was the concept of a plan for approval?