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Miles Archer

(20,663 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:02 AM Wednesday

Author Michael Wolff: Trump wanted to "hide" East Wing destruction..."can we do the demolition at night?"

“They had a meeting and they said, ‘Listen, it really would be much cheaper and faster just to tear down the East Wing,’” Wolff said, citing a source familiar with the matter.

Rather than weigh the consequences of erasing the 123-year-old building’s history, the president’s first concern was reportedly how to keep its potential destruction hidden from the public.

“[Trump] said—this was given to me as a quote—he said, ‘F---. But can we do the demolition at night?,’“ Wolff told co-host Joanna Coles.

“So the idea would be, Washington would wake up and the East Wing would have evaporated,” Coles said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ordered-secret-east-wing-teardown-in-f-word-rant-michael-wolff/

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Author Michael Wolff: Trump wanted to "hide" East Wing destruction..."can we do the demolition at night?" (Original Post) Miles Archer Wednesday OP
Pretty much what happened, didn't it. travelingthrulife Wednesday #1
Yeah, no one is going to notice if we tear it down at night. chicoescuela Wednesday #2
What an insipid, stupid fucking shitbag Stacey Grove Wednesday #3
"We should roll it out to America with pageantry, fanfare, and patriotic retrospectives of Americana" unblock Wednesday #4
Why? kentuck Wednesday #5
So basically, he wants to hide his misdeeds from public view, just like he has the Government hiding the Epstein files. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #6
Trump had to ask someone? Why not just order it leftstreet Wednesday #7
Vandals and arsonists do their best work at night dalton99a Wednesday #8
Well he's successfully disappeared people, B.See Wednesday #9
He's such a POS Jbraybarten Wednesday #10

unblock

(55,743 posts)
4. "We should roll it out to America with pageantry, fanfare, and patriotic retrospectives of Americana"
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:54 AM
Wednesday

"Nah, let's roll it out like 9/11! That was great marketing!"

kentuck

(114,858 posts)
5. Why?
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:30 AM
Wednesday

Because he knows it is a deadly issue for him. Are you listening Democrats? People do not want their White House torn down. Do not accept it as just another Trumpian act. It is treasonous and he knows it. These are the types of issues that win elections.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,405 posts)
6. So basically, he wants to hide his misdeeds from public view, just like he has the Government hiding the Epstein files.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:53 AM
Wednesday

This is why convicted felons should not be in seats of power, or in Trump's case, a king.

leftstreet

(37,824 posts)
7. Trump had to ask someone? Why not just order it
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:29 AM
Wednesday

He's cutting SNAP, killing people on boats, sending Guard troops around...but he can't say "No! Do it at night."

Who's really in charge?

B.See

(7,196 posts)
9. Well he's successfully disappeared people,
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:39 AM
Wednesday

data, statistics, records, Black history, government agencies, science, facts

and TRUTH...

guess he figured he'd disappear that as well.

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