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Dulcinea

(10,080 posts)
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:40 AM 18 hrs ago

US military building 'massive complex' beneath White House ballroom project: Trump

(AFP) President Donald Trump said Sunday the US military was planning to construct a large complex beneath the new ballroom he is building at the White House.

"The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well, so we're ahead of schedule," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

"It's part of it, the ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what's being built under," Trump said, without elaborating on the unprecedented arrangement.

He said information about the plan had come out recently "because of a stupid lawsuit."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-military-building-massive-complex-040450744.html

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US military building 'massive complex' beneath White House ballroom project: Trump (Original Post) Dulcinea 18 hrs ago OP
So when he's not longer president, if he goes and hides down there with his cabinet sboatcar 18 hrs ago #1
Here's hoping Trump and his henchmen all do the honorable thing. sop 18 hrs ago #2
When I brought up that there was a hiding room previously... quaint 18 hrs ago #3
I believe there is already a massive complex of bunkers, escape tunnels and such under the entire WH Complex... wcmagumba 18 hrs ago #4
The Bunker Was The Whole Point the_liberal_grandpa 17 hrs ago #5
Maybe he can be entombed down there EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #6
I've heard it will house a massive AI cite Clouds Passing 17 hrs ago #7
I don't have a problem with a bunker on the White House grounds. intheflow 17 hrs ago #8

sboatcar

(849 posts)
1. So when he's not longer president, if he goes and hides down there with his cabinet
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:42 AM
18 hrs ago

Can we just seal the doors?

sop

(18,585 posts)
2. Here's hoping Trump and his henchmen all do the honorable thing.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:49 AM
18 hrs ago

Save us the trouble of Nuremberg 2.0

quaint

(5,075 posts)
3. When I brought up that there was a hiding room previously...
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:50 AM
18 hrs ago

I was told they would not rebuild it because everyone now knows and it would be a target.
???

wcmagumba

(6,158 posts)
4. I believe there is already a massive complex of bunkers, escape tunnels and such under the entire WH Complex...
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:55 AM
18 hrs ago

I remember seeing a video tour of parts of it a few years ago...they can take a subway train under there all the way to an alternate Congress meeting place and living quarters in Virginia...

5. The Bunker Was The Whole Point
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:18 AM
17 hrs ago

I have been thinking for weeks that the felons ballroom is not really whats going on there. Its the size of the bunker beneath it.

I believe this ill be a bomb proof bunker, atomic bomb proof and that this low life scumbag traitor to our country plans to hide out while launching nuclear bombs at countries he does not like.

I am sure he thinks using nukes would be easy just like Venezuela.

If the bunker were completed I would be even more concerned about a nuclear strike against Iran.

I think this fool plans on blowing up the world.

Why wouldn't he? He is bat-shit crazy and will have a nice bunker that he can hide out it.

He has to be stoppped.

EYESORE 9001

(29,717 posts)
6. Maybe he can be entombed down there
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:44 AM
17 hrs ago

You can count on dancing up above - dancing like nobody’s seen, believe me.

intheflow

(30,178 posts)
8. I don't have a problem with a bunker on the White House grounds.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:04 AM
17 hrs ago

I do have a problem with:

a) it's being built under the ballroom so it will be an easy target in future conflicts, which enemies will know about because
b) Trump can't shut up about leaking national security info. And probably because of
c) it will be needlessly gigantic and lush, appointed with gold and fancy marble tiles at taxpayer expense.

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