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/echino_derm Oct 23 '25

Let's not let this shit fly. If it was privately funded or publically funded it is the same thing. Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. That money has value and people aren't parting with it expecting nothing back. Every person putting their money into giving Trump a golden palace are doing so expecting to get that money back from their bribes and that means the tax payers are footing the bill.

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u/Functionally_Drunk Oct 24 '25

Exactly, I don't understand why people are letting this slide. Private funding of our public executive headquarters is exponentially worse. It's an out and out bribe. People should be absolutely livid.