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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[–] 119 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (3 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.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    All for a room for rich people to spin around in

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

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

    . . . what.

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