But it did. It literally HURT to see this.
A building built by slaves.
A building burnt in the War of 1812.
A building that has meant THE SYMBOL of the United States since it was built.
The destruction of the Rose Garden was one thing.
This is something entirely different.
This picture evoked a visceral reaction of disgust from me.
The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) posted at 11:40 AM on Tue, Oct 21, 2025:
The Treasury Department is next door, overlooking the White House,… giving employees a front row seat to Trump’s demolition of the East Wing.Employees have been ORDERED by the Trump admin NOT TO POST PICS OF THE DEMOLITION. So it would be a shame if you retweet this for them: https://t.co/bxMzld4LHD
(https://x.com/Roshan_Rinaldi/status/1980675508439306607?t=RS0-DHMM_NpIxub6ONIR0g&s=03)
WHERE ARE THE PERMITS ALLOWING THIS DESTRUCTION?
FROM THE NYT:
President Trump’s plan to add an expansive ballroom to the White House will mean the demolition of the entire East Wing, which was expected to be fully torn down by this weekend, according to a senior administration official. Mr. Trump had pledged that the East Wing would not be touched by the construction, one of the largest renovations to the building in decades even before the change in plans.
Terry Moran 🇺🇸
@TerryMoran
Three problems with the destruction of the East Wing of the White House:
1. Dubious legality.
2. High likelihood of corruption in funding.
3. Grotesque deformation of an American house, built in an harmonious and republican ethos, soon to be bloated by an emiratic carbuncle.
https://x.com/TerryMoran/status/1981214317031936496
The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) posted at 0:06 PM on Thu, Oct 23, 2025:
Trump: “We’re talking to Afghanistan. It should have never been given up.”
Fact-check: Trump negotiated directly with the Taliban in 2020, sidelined the Afghan government, and pressured Kabul to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners. @atrupar
https://t.co/Hb7oykJlDg
(https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1981406805738623099?t=lHCY-WdhulFVxc6frKGWoA&s=03)
LUNACY
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 2:43 PM on Thu, Oct 23, 2025:
Trump: “I look the other night, Saturday night, Portland is burning to the ground and these people are saying it’s just friendly stuff. The whole place is burning to the ground. So we’ll take care of that one. That’s like an insurrection more than it is anything else. Portland is crazy.”
https://t.co/2EnqqiNCVI
(https://x.com/atrupar/status/1981446448970363329?t=NHWSrHjm4v9w7iNoK1Kyyw&s=03)
Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) posted at 2:18 PM on Thu, Oct 23, 2025:
Exclusive with @CarolLeonnig: The federal prosecutor in charge of investigating whether Sen. Adam Schiff should be charged with mortgage fraud recently told her bosses in Washington she did not think the case was strong enough to move forward, two sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC.
A third person familiar with the matter said the case is continuing to be investigated.
Kelly Hayes, the U.S. Attorney in Maryland, met in recent days with Todd Blanche, the deputy Attorney General, to update him on the Schiff case, the three people said.
Hayes, an experienced federal prosecutor, told Blanche she did not think the case against Schiff was strong, two people said. The two said Ed Martin, a controversial senior Justice Department official, is pressing to keep the case alive.
(https://x.com/DilanianMSNBC/status/1981440148777652325?t=-_q24sXtkdh03oRUrtQODQ&s=03)
Acyn (@Acyn) posted at 1:16 PM on Thu, Oct 23, 2025:
Jeffries: What are they doing? Destroying the White House so that Donald Trump can build a ballroom where he’s celebrated like a wannabe king. Donald Trump’s trying to steal $230 million from the taxpayers… and these extremists, they’ve somehow managed to find $40 billion to bail out Argentina and they can’t find a dime to extend the affordable care act tax credits for working class Americans.
https://t.co/w4GfWKya9x
(https://x.com/Acyn/status/1981424515113705521?t=Y4JHzxmsdJqieHEnO3hIBg&s=03)
Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) posted at 1:42 PM on Thu, Oct 23, 2025:
BREAKING: Video shows Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally throwing two canisters of tear gas at protesters in Little Village in Chicago earlier this morning. Video via Yani Sotelo on Facebook. (Warning: Strong language) https://t.co/iwGt0iVCHO
(https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1981431018084049316?t=v8v5lCZ3s5Dz5tPgA947rA&s=03)
NOTUS
@NOTUSreports
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new front in the cartel “conflict” with a Pacific Ocean strike.
The Trump administration has killed 34 people with similar strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
https://x.com/NOTUSreports/status/1981091123431956853
All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding – The New York Times
One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations.
By Alan Blinder
Oct. 20, 2025
Seven of the nine universities that the White House initially approached about a plan to steer more federal money toward schools aligned with President Trump’s priorities have refused to endorse the proposal.
On Monday evening, an eighth signaled that it had reservations about it.
Only one, the University of Texas, suggested it might be open to signing on quickly.
The University of Arizona rejected the Trump administration’s compact on Monday, joining Brown University, Dartmouth College, M.I.T., the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California and the University of Virginia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/universities-funding-compact.html
Cassandra the Anti-Nihilist (@WriterWarrior) posted at 6:18 PM on Tue, Oct 21, 2025:
Bernie believes that the left must win white men at all costs, even if it’s at the expense of every other group.
He can easily support white supremacy if he thinks it’ll win elections. It’s *almost* like he’s not a true progressive.
(https://x.com/WriterWarrior/status/1980775693823930422?t=yasNDG3DFY2tLnXPm9pWiQ&s=03)
Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) posted at 9:03 AM on Wed, Oct 22, 2025:
A new poll shows Americans blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown 53%-37%. (Independents blame Trump by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 58%-21%.).
People aren’t dumb.
https://t.co/MFh6nr6bhZ
(https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1980998494946234416?t=ibJU3BxnxH_OI841u-Qo1A&s=03)
I’m still tickled by the robbery at the Louvre.
BWA HA HA AH AH HAH A
IN and OUT in SEVEN PHUCKING MINUTES
The United States versus Elon R. Musk (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 5:30 AM on Wed, Oct 22, 2025:
Millennial white leftist men hated women long before the Zoomer Generation made it cool
(https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1980944949899403517?t=UO0YvVwVovdFb0KXhheytg&s=03)
MeidasTouch
@MeidasTouch
Meiselas: I can’t believe there are still people like this out there, like the owners of Meriwether Farms, after Donald Trump says that maybe we should get our beef from Argentina now to try to lower the beef prices. Meriwhether says: “Dear Trump, we love you and support you, but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.”
I mean, what are you doing, people? Like, you realize he’s destroying you. He hates you. Like, do you get that? He absolutely hates you and thinks you’re dumb and stupid. And he’s built Club Rose Garden for his billionaire friends, and he’s tearing down the East Wing to do ballrooms for his billionaire friends. He’s giving $40 billion bailouts to Argentina while screwing you over.
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1980683880236740787
Chris D. Jackson
@ChrisDJackson
Isn’t it wild that they’re literally tearing down the East Wing of the White House — and no one’s even asking where the First Lady or her staff are supposed to work now?
Everyone knows she’s a First Lady in name only and adds nothing of value. It’s honestly just sad.
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