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Wiz Imp

(7,803 posts)
53. You're the one spouting nonsense.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 04:54 PM
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Andrew Kerr is a legitimate architect in DC and every single thing he says can be backed up by other architects. Nobody administration has You have no idea what you are talking about.

Oh, and $3,333 per square foot is indeed an astronomical cost for any building.

No, no existing building costs anything close to $3,333 per square foot; this price is astronomical even for the most expensive projects, with top-tier construction costing around $1,000 per square foot.
A cost of $3,333 per square foot is far beyond any current construction reality.
The most expensive buildings today typically cost around $1,000 per square foot, and even that is considered an extremely high price.



And the $300 million in spending from Bush & Obama was long ago debunked as well.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/23/obama-white-house-renovation/
Unraveling claims about $376M White House renovation under Obama
While a large White House renovation project took place during Obama's presidency, some posts omitted key context or shared misleading claims.

Trying to equate what happened under Obama with what Trump is doing is as dishonest as anything Trump himself has ever done.

These are pictures posted on the White House site which come from the actual architect of the project.
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Great info, great post. Permanut Friday #1
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3 levels IbogaProject Friday #55
The destruction of the East Wing is real. sop Friday #3
This Layzeebeaver Saturday #73
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Embezzlement Diraven Friday #27
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Here we go!!! NJCher Friday #8
How nice of you to claim Andrew Kerr is not real. Bernardo de La Paz Friday #30
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She says when the "REAL architects" speak up, as if Kerr is not real Bernardo de La Paz Friday #51
Yes and no FBaggins Friday #61
You make some good points and lay them out well. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Friday #64
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NYT article gifted for you Ellipsis Friday #16
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Post removed Post removed Friday #57
The reason the price keeps going up daily Gaugamela Friday #12
It will be built as cheaply as possible. Trump will pocket the extra money from the oligarchs' donations (bribes) Ocelot II Friday #19
Exactly. Gaugamela Friday #20
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So said Thom Hartmann vapor2 Friday #60
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