Decorating style reminiscent of the late Rococovfefe period

[Mulberry Heel]

Yes, the proper way to demolish a building with asbestos in it is to knock it down with heavy machinery. No need to contain the asbestos and dispose of it properly.

They're all so stupid and would never get a high-ranking job in any other presidential administration (other than Trump 1.0), and yet here we are. And they get away with because their base is also mostly stupid and/or doesn't care as long as they're owning the libs.

 

[nycfan]

“When President Harry S. Truman undertook a large-scale renovation of the White House in the 1940s, the place was in such a state of disrepair that the leg of his daughter’s piano fell through the floor.

As he embarked on a major overhaul, Mr. Truman involved stakeholders far and wide.

Working with the House and Senate, Mr. Truman appointed a bipartisan, six-person commission to oversee the project. He consulted the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Commission of Fine Arts, which approved sketches made by Lorenzo S. Winslow, the White House architect, as well as smaller details like fabric samples and color schemes.

Funds for the project — more than $5 million at the time — were approved by Congress after significant debate.

… Mr. Trump’s ballroom plans also differ drastically from Mr. Truman’s renovation.

“The reason that these renovations went forward is because they were absolutely necessary for the place to be livable,” Marc Selverstone, the director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said of Mr. Truman’s renovations. “And that seems to be quite a different rationale than the one that is being provided now.”…”

 

[nycfan]

“When President Harry S. Truman undertook a large-scale renovation of the White House in the 1940s, the place was in such a state of disrepair that the leg of his daughter’s piano fell through the floor.

As he embarked on a major overhaul, Mr. Truman involved stakeholders far and wide.

Working with the House and Senate, Mr. Truman appointed a bipartisan, six-person commission to oversee the project. He consulted the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Commission of Fine Arts, which approved sketches made by Lorenzo S. Winslow, the White House architect, as well as smaller details like fabric samples and color schemes.

Funds for the project — more than $5 million at the time — were approved by Congress after significant debate.

… Mr. Trump’s ballroom plans also differ drastically from Mr. Truman’s renovation.

“The reason that these renovations went forward is because they were absolutely necessary for the place to be livable,” Marc Selverstone, the director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said of Mr. Truman’s renovations. “And that seems to be quite a different rationale than the one that is being provided now.”…”

“…Upon investigating the situation in 1948, engineers confirmed that the White House was in danger of collapse.

The beams holding up the State Dining Room “should have fallen long ago” and were “staying up there from force of habit only,” W. E. Reynolds, commissioner of the Public Building Service, wrote to Mr. Truman.

The East Room ceiling had drooped six inches, with cracks “rapidly extending outward indicating immediate danger of the ceiling falling,” Howell G. Crim, the chief usher of the White House, wrote…”

[I read elsewhere this was in significant part due to corners cut in the rushed rebuild of the WH after the Brits burned it during the War of 1812, further complicated by poor maintenance in the succeeding 130+ years — they had to gut it and put in steel beams because the weight-bearing wood was rotting]

 

[nycfan]

 

[korgguy1971]

 

[wmheel1287]

The president is a master builder. It could've been asbestos. It could've been mold.

Lol, if there was asbestos there, they committed about 100 felonies during the course of demolition

 

[Icky Mettle]

Lol, if there was asbestos there, they committed about 100 felonies during the course of demolition

But Trump has immunity.

 

[wmheel1287]

It Trump has immunity.

But the contractors do not and the law about asbestos mitigation applies to them. Of course Trump could pardon them.

 

[nycfan]

“… Many homeowners have become red-pilled by their struggles to navigate the slow-as-molasses maze of government bureaucracy when they’re trying to make even modest renovations, such as adding a deck. D.C. alone has 70 historic districts and other random entities that can throw sand in the gears.

… Though the fundraising for the ballroom creates problematic conflicts of interest, two examples validate Trump’s aggressive approach. After a fence jumper got inside the White House in 2014, it was obvious that better perimeter fencing needed to be installed. But doing so involved five public meetings of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) over two years, as members took pains to ensure the fencing complied with environmental rules. Construction didn’t begin until July 2019.
Or consider the modest Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Air and Space Museum. Congress authorized its creation in 1999. Architect Frank Gehry was selected in 2009. The NCPC rejected Gehry’s initial design proposal in 2014 before approving a revised plan the next year. The Commission of Fine Arts gave its approval in 2017. The memorial wasn’t opened until late 2020. By contrast, Eisenhower planned and executed D-Day in about six months.…”

 

[Mulberry Heel]

“… Many homeowners have become red-pilled by their struggles to navigate the slow-as-molasses maze of government bureaucracy when they’re trying to make even modest renovations, such as adding a deck. D.C. alone has 70 historic districts and other random entities that can throw sand in the gears.

… Though the fundraising for the ballroom creates problematic conflicts of interest, two examples validate Trump’s aggressive approach. After a fence jumper got inside the White House in 2014, it was obvious that better perimeter fencing needed to be installed. But doing so involved five public meetings of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) over two years, as members took pains to ensure the fencing complied with environmental rules. Construction didn’t begin until July 2019.
Or consider the modest Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Air and Space Museum. Congress authorized its creation in 1999. Architect Frank Gehry was selected in 2009. The NCPC rejected Gehry’s initial design proposal in 2014 before approving a revised plan the next year. The Commission of Fine Arts gave its approval in 2017. The memorial wasn’t opened until late 2020. By contrast, Eisenhower planned and executed D-Day in about six months.…”

LOL. All that article does is to show just how far to the right the WaPo has moved since Bezos buddied up to Dear Leader. How the mighty have fallen in an effort to toady up to Trump. Somehow Harry Truman managed to remodel the WH while getting approval, creating a bipartisan panel of experts to thoroughly examine the changes that would be made, and doing everything necessary to make sure it was done properly. This article attempts to justify Trump lying about not altering the WH or surrounding grounds and then just going in and destroying the entire East Wing without going through proper channels or even giving any proper notices.