White House- Ballroom from Hell –Update- February 20- US Commission on Fine Arts approves ballroom plan- of course, packed with Trump’s allies. And, in true Trump form, construction is proceeding despite the National Trust lawsuit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7SI4fsvPyY
As you will recall, the East Wing was torn down and a new 90,000 Square foot ballroom was to be built with private funding of $400million.
The demolition and construction began before full approvals were finalized, with the project undergoing review by the National Capital Planning Commission. They are not providing it because of the destruction of a historic building and it can not proceed until all the funding it there and it isn’t because the Japanese bond market resulted in funds disappearing from contributors. A Vegas contributor withdrew $50 billion because of that bond market. In December, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit established by Congress to help safeguard historic properties, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. There is a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to stop construction.
The group said the project moved forward without legally required reviews or congressional approval.
Not to mention security issues with all the windows, energy costs with 40 foot ceilings, etc.
Meanwhile, Trump has said “there is not practical or reasonable way to go back-it’s too late”. Yeah, you torn down the East Wing. He also detailed a list of materials that he said have already been purchased or are poised for acquisition, writing: “All of the Structural Steel, Windows, Doors, A.C./Heating Equipment, Marble, Stone, Precast Concrete, Bulletproof Windows and Glass, Anti-Drone Roofing, and much more.”
So, now the question is the lawsuit, and will the contributors make up the $50 million missing plus their contribution. Contributors- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c891yxgj44ko
