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MineralMan

(146,331 posts) Fri Nov 18, 2016, 10:49 AM Nov 2016

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The Trump Who Would Be Louis XIV

Here is a vision of what Trump would like the White House to look like:

Watch him bring Chinese-made fake gilt antique furniture and other accoutrements into to attempt to duplicate the luxury he believes he deserves. Like Trump, himself, it will all be fake and mere trumpery. Perhaps he can return to this style for his family, too:

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The Trump Who Would Be Louis XIV (Original Post) MineralMan Nov 2016 OP

It's good to be the King! Turbineguy Nov 2016 #1

Yes, Royalty Has Its Risks. MineralMan Nov 2016 #2

1000 radical noodle Nov 2016 #3

Methinks he'll end up (fingers crossed) like . .Louis XVI. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #4

We all know how that ended... Historic NY Nov 2016 #5

It's one main reason 2naSalit Nov 2016 #6

Turbineguy

(37,369 posts)

1. It's good to be the King!

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 10:58 AM

Nov 2016

Maybe. He should watch out he doesn't become Louis XVI....

MineralMan

(146,331 posts)

2. Yes, Royalty Has Its Risks.

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:00 AM

Nov 2016

However, like everything Trump does, it's all surface glitter over crumbling plaster. It's all going to fall apart as he watches.

radical noodle

(8,013 posts)

3. 1000

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:02 AM

Nov 2016

New style: Noveau Tacky

DinahMoeHum

(21,809 posts)

4. Methinks he'll end up (fingers crossed) like . .Louis XVI. . .

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:02 AM

Nov 2016

Ohhhhhhh, you've lost your head!

- Not yet, I haven't!

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)

5. We all know how that ended...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:09 AM

Nov 2016

The Sharia conspiracy claims the US Government bought 30000 of them.

2naSalit

(86,795 posts)

6. It's one main reason

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 01:56 PM

Nov 2016

I think we'll have to just burn it down at some point after they move in... personally, I don't care if it's occupied at the time of the fire.

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