The ballroom is scheduled be ready in January 2029 assuming no delays. But by that time Trump will be at the end of his term. So is he doing this for future presidents (would be very much unlike him) or is he planning to stick around after Jan 2029?
It is one thing for Bannon to say it. It is another thing for a prominent sitting senator to say it [1]. (That would be senator Lindsey Graham.) I wish John McCain was still around... he would have had the courage to stand up and talk sense into these people.
> I wish John McCain was still around... he would have had the courage to stand up and talk sense into these people.
At one point I would have agreed, but then in 2017, McCain made his "We will regret what we are about to do" speech before the R's removed the filibuster requirement for the Gorsuch confirmation. And as an Arizona voter, I switched my registration from Independent to Democrat.
> “I fear that someday we will regret what we are about to do. In fact, I am confident we will,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. “It is imperative we have a functioning Senate where the rights of the minority are protected regardless of which party is in power at the time.”
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> Nonetheless, McCain voted with McConnell on the rules change, saying he felt he had no choice.
technically, he is currently scheduled to be president for the entirety of 2028 because the election is in November 2028 and the presidential term ends on January 20, 2029.
The bro grifters are going to bro grift because it gets them views and merch sales. Trump won't live that long: age, appearance, bad health habits, and obesity... and talk about not getting into heaven and display of extra NGAF by pardoning real pieces of work in a fury like he's already on his way out of office. By July 2026, Dear Orange Leader will most likely be pushing up daisies. Poor health and impaired decision-making skills are what are signaled.
I'd say Joe Biden showed us a nice illustration of how there's limits to what doctors can do, even if you're the world's most powerful man and there's billions at stake keeping you alive and functional.
The fact they have to host large dignitary parties on tents on the lawn is a huge security issue in these days of fiber optic drones.
People are complaining because Trump is doing it. Nobody would care - hell, the media would probably excitedly talking about the plans - if it were anyone else.
> Nobody would care - hell, the media would probably excitedly talking about the plans - if it were anyone else.
Bull! People would complain for any President who:
1. Lied to everyone promising it "wouldn't interfere with the current building." [0]
2. Broke federal laws which have always governed changes to these public properties and landmarks.
3. Unconstitutionally spent funds Congress did not approve-of, which applies regardless of whether those funds came in as taxes or as donations.
Feel free to detail what other President did the same actions and nobody cared. Trump's bad reputation comes from his bad actions like these, not the other way around.
Let's give the benefit of the doubt to the person who blatantly lies, and repeatedly has shown contempt for the law. We gotta be fair even if he and their cohorts aren't, right?
