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hlthe2b

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4. I SOOOO hate this. I'd love to be among the cheering, ecstatic crowd to see the former Rose Garden concrete

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:32 AM

Aug 2025

jack-hammered out of existence, while landscapers wait to returf the entire area and horticulturists & historians wait to do what they can to restore the plants. Meanwhile, inside, all that damned gold crap is removed...

That is, if Trump hasn't managed to kill us all before then. (Yes, really.)

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OMG. Now we know why he was inquiring about Fort Knox months ago. [View all] applegrove Aug 2025 OP

Tacky, Tacky, Tacky. Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #1

Then there's the Dylan line: thucythucy Aug 2025 #20

Indeed! calimary Aug 2025 #32

Beyond tacky. It is destroyed the historical architecture of the White House. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #2

The Christmas Tree store by me closed. Now I know who bought their shit. TheBlackAdder Aug 2025 #24

yuky AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #38

That is white marble or granite above the fireplace and he put up that ugly gold plated shit on it? Called a filigree. Botany Aug 2025 #47

Wait till you see the ballroom, he wants to build. It will be bigger than the White House. ... aggiesal Aug 2025 #59

There has to be a way to stop the desecration of the White House. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #62

He must have hired Saddam Hussein's pimp's interior decorator. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #3

Yep underpants Aug 2025 #5

There's always money in the banana stand. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #36

I saw a bumper sticker that said that once. I cracked up. underpants Aug 2025 #37

Well, if South Park is to be believed ... carpetbagger Aug 2025 #8

Lewis Black pointed out years ago that Trump and Saddam Hussien had the same taste in decorating. Initech Aug 2025 #41

I SOOOO hate this. I'd love to be among the cheering, ecstatic crowd to see the former Rose Garden concrete hlthe2b Aug 2025 #4

Why would anyone do something this tacky and cheesy to a historic building? It's going to cost a fortune Vinca Aug 2025 #6

He is doing all this crap, HappyH Aug 2025 #10

Because he thinks gold is classy, and that more gold means more classy Ocelot II Aug 2025 #16

Because he thinks it's his house and he isn't going anywhere. meadowlander Aug 2025 #46

Have you seen his trump tower condo? sdfernando Aug 2025 #48

You can feel the joy underpants Aug 2025 #7

In her mind she's thinking moniss Aug 2025 #28

Cheesy BoRaGard Aug 2025 #9

That's tacky even for a brothel. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #11

He's laundering the gold from Ft. Knox. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #12

Shouldn't it all be protected under the jurisdiction of a historical preservation society? RockCreek Aug 2025 #13

And nobody does anything, this country is asleep Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #14

That's what really pizzes me off, gab13by13 Aug 2025 #22

Remember the sanguine satisfaction after the No Kings rallies? misanthrope Aug 2025 #83

Looking like a whorehouse. bif Aug 2025 #15

His grandpappy Drumpf made a lot of money Haggard Celine Aug 2025 #21

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Oh, look! You're back! Enjoy your stay. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #66

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Pepperoni this time? Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #71

Welcome back Emile Aug 2025 #67

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That is Emile, but I don't think "simple things" was referring to you, though. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #72

Patience, your pizza is still in the oven. Emile Aug 2025 #73

MIRT rules, don't they? Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #74

Yes they rule! Good job MIRT! Emile Aug 2025 #75

He is not planning on leaving... EarthAbides Aug 2025 #17

Sadly, the Trump White House, the dollhouse version, will be a huge hit over Christmas. Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #18

Everyone's (surprise) present this year ....TARIFFS underpants Aug 2025 #29

He looks like a pissed-off midget Metaphorical Aug 2025 #19

stump IS Sydney Greenstreet -See Camera Angle MrWowWow Aug 2025 #61

Check to see if your browser has a Shield near the website address. ... aggiesal Aug 2025 #64

Awesome acting on both men's sides. Botany Aug 2025 #80

How many solid gold dicks can I make from Fort Knox? milestogo Aug 2025 #23

Trump size would make many more dicks than average size.. Dave Bowman Aug 2025 #63

Several bagsful, no doubt. sorcrow Aug 2025 #81

Trump's style is early upholstered whore house. rsdsharp Aug 2025 #25

Not surprising given his ancestor was a German pimp. Crowman2009 Aug 2025 #33

Vulgar in the extreme. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #26

Tacky. Gauche. Vulgar. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #27

Gilding the lily. applegrove Aug 2025 #30

He wants it to look like a baroque bordello! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #35

Even more so, when you realize that all that "gold" stuff GoCubsGo Aug 2025 #44

Well, he thinks he's a king now, so I guess it's expected. calimary Aug 2025 #51

Yes. That's exactly what it is. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #53

Pics enid602 Aug 2025 #31

Tres gauche PJMcK Aug 2025 #34

Trumps deco are TACKY to say the least!! riversedge Aug 2025 #39

That looks like shit! StarryNite Aug 2025 #40

That's some awful gold peel-and-stick stuff Trump has added. democrank Aug 2025 #42

Each time a new video or photo of that room appears, there's more cheap crap allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #43

what a classless douchebag orleans Aug 2025 #45

Disgusting. Hideous. Sacrilege. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #49

Seriously??? Beacool Aug 2025 #50

Cheap plastic crap, I'm sure. CaptainTruth Aug 2025 #52

He screams "Get the fuck off my cement lawn". twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #54

If you decorate the People's house like the Palace of Versailles don't be surprised when they set up a guillotine. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #55

It looks like an Australian's nightmare. LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #56

What a cheese dick... ECL213 Aug 2025 #57

The bling sings madamesilverspurs Aug 2025 #58

Looking more and more like an authoritarian Russian palace... AntiFascist Aug 2025 #60

at some point all this gaudy shit will have to be unfucked. nt Javaman Aug 2025 #69

January 2029. Hopefully. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #84

So gawdy and tasteless Pachamama Aug 2025 #76

Putin does this too. Gold to cover up his eveilness Bread and Circuses Aug 2025 #77

As my mother always said . . . markpkessinger Aug 2025 #78

don't know what the fuck yall on aboot. this is the new maga chic. Nimble_Idea Aug 2025 #79

Oh, geeeebz, look at the door! And the rest in the Oval Office...TACKY! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #82