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Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing after images of construction equipment dismantling the facade of the building went viral online.

Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of Trump’s $250 million ballroom. The new project is set to replace parts of the East Wing.

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[–] manxu@piefed.social 119 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nothing says, "I am proud of what we are doing!" quite like a gag order preventing it from becoming public knowledge.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Wait'll you find out about Iraq War II: Gee Dubz

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

That is not dismantling. That is demolition.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] something_random_tho@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If that isn’t the perfect metaphor for what Trump’s done to this government, I don’t know what is.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

Reality has jumped the shark

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because they are building hidden bathrooms that can fit a copy machine and boxes of stolen nuclear sub secrets.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

They should put gender neutral bathrooms in, then people on both sides of the political spectrum will be mad

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We haven't seen a single mock-up of what this is going to look like. Knowing his taste, it will be a monstrosity.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

We have, actually. Here's a render.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Completely unrelated, but just like Putin's office. Definitely no similarities there. None whatsoever.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought all those employees would be staying home, isn't the government on shutdown?

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

The government employees are at home; these are privately funded contractors, just like the ballroom reno itself.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

All for a room for rich people to spin around in

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Why didn't they just blow it up? Y'know, like the towers.

. . . what.