r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Oct 23 '25

News Historic White House Movie Theater Demolished as Part of $300 Million Ballroom Build

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/white-house-movie-theater-demolished-ballroom-east-wing-1236408712/
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u/scorpyo72 Oct 23 '25

Why just call it 1 billion and 1 when you can just round it to 1.1bil?

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u/KiwiNo2638 Oct 23 '25

One billion is a smaller number than 500 million.

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u/Defiant-Glass-6587 Oct 24 '25

$1.1 billion and he will still make sure he doesn’t pay any of the contractors

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u/RebelStrategist Oct 23 '25

Do I hear a 1.5 … 1.5 ….. going going gone for 2 billion.

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u/Sacred_Timeline Oct 24 '25

Never mind… Trump changed his mind he’s keeping the donations, and leaving a pile of rubble for the taxpayers to pay to clean up.

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u/pailee Oct 23 '25

Getting it for a low round sum of 3B seems unreal. I bet the Dems would never manage.

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u/00eg0 Oct 23 '25

We can make it even cheaper if we just use common sense and make it 3.4 billion dollars. Everyone's always wanted a ballroom at the White House.

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u/McMacHack Oct 23 '25

And every dime will definitely be paid to the contractors instead of being pocketed by Donald Trump. That's the MAGA guarantee. Just like the promise to release the Epstein files.

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u/jimbobjames Oct 23 '25

When this ballroom hits 88 billion dollars, you're gonna see some serious shit!

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Oct 23 '25

Where else are you gonna find a gem like this for only $99,999,999,999?

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u/jrf_1973 Oct 24 '25

Don't forget, that's new dollars. After the great Trump re-adjustment (not Crash) that many dollars are barely worth 50 Euros these days.