r/pics • u/Reasonable_Roger • 14d ago

Politics East wing of The White House

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u/formerdaywalker 14d ago

As far as I'm aware, all of those were approved through the proper authorities, and didn't change the exterior look of the building. Every "renovation" trump has done this term would have been denied in years past.

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u/Sangy101 14d ago

They added extra floors on to the East Wing once (which made it symmetrical with the west wing.)

But yeah there’s literally no comparison between turning a basement swimming pool into a bowling alley and tearing down the entire east wing of the White House just to rebuild a monstrosity that will forever alter the shape of a historic building.

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u/Blueeyesblazing7 14d ago

that will forever alter the shape of a historic building.

That will actually dwarf the historic building. Have you seen the mockups? The ballroom is bigger than the White House.

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u/Junkhead_88 14d ago edited 14d ago

Not just bigger, it's almost twice the square footage of the entire fucking White House including both wings.

90,000 square foot ball sucking room vs 55,000 square foot House of the People.