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Rhiannon12866

(249,927 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:30 PM Friday

Trump HIJACKS Commission to Push DERANGED Ballroom Plan - Talking Feds

Harry Litman reads you in on the Trump White House's plan to reconstitute the independent Commission of Fine Arts with Trump-aligned appointees, likely to secure favorable review for his controversial 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom project and other federal architecture plans. - 01/02/2026.

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Trump HIJACKS Commission to Push DERANGED Ballroom Plan - Talking Feds (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Friday OP

It's the standard Trump Two step. CincyDem Friday #1

CincyDem

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1. It's the standard Trump Two step.

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:38 PM

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There’s probably some law that requires a board review before construction. He can’t do it alone.

And there’s probably some law that says he can appoint board members at will. Recent SCOTUS decisions on appointments maybe.

So…go get a favorable board and have them do the deed.

What an asshat.

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