Bill Maher Makes Grim Prediction About Donald Trump’s White House Ballroom
Bill Maher made a grim prediction about President Donald Trump‘s White House ballroom after the POTUS demolished the East Wing.
On the Friday, October 24 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the late-night lhost, 69, spoke with former RNC chairman Michael Steele about the major renovations happening in Washington, D.C.
Maher pointed out the “symbolism” of Trump’s White House decision, revealing what “bothers” him about the demolition of the East Wing and the construction of a 90,000-square-foot, $300 million ballroom.
“The symbolism is he’s not leaving,” he forecasted of Trump potentially seeking a third term as president, going against the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Who puts in a giant ballroom if you’re leaving?”
Meanwhile, Steele weighed in on the White House situation, declaring, “We watched this week the destruction of a symbol of this government. Of our democracy, of our pluralistic society.”
However, Maher didn’t necessarily agree with that sentiment, replying, “You’re talking about the White House? Oh, it’s a building, Mike.”
To that, Steele pointed out, “OK, Bill, it’s a building maybe to you, but to a lot of Americans it’s not.”
The MSNBC political analyst explained, “I’m going to tell you as a young kid growing up in D.C., when my daddy took me by ‘that building,’ it meant something to me as a 10-year-old. It meant something to me to grow up in a town where everybody in this country came and protested, and cried, and screamed, and laughed. And I was a part of that. So that building, to me, was my childhood.”
Maher agreed with Steele that Trump tore down the East Wing “without accountability” and that he “should have gotten the permits.” He also pointed out, of Trump, “That’s how he does things.” To wrap up the topic, Maher then reiterated, “It is just a building.”
Real Time With Bill Maher, Fridays, 10/9c, HBO
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It’s kind of like the American flag is just a piece of cloth, which it is. But if you deliberately spit on it or shred it, burn it o even just rearrange the Stars and Stripes you’re disfiguring or changing what it means. Yes the building has been updated before -but not as a huge monument to one person .
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To YOU our National Flag is JUST a piece of cloth. Millions upon millions of Americans don’t share your unpatriotic view. That “ just a piece of cloth” as You refer to it draped the caskets of Two of my shipmates, Both only 21 years old who Died serving our great country. One was my best friend. That’s the thing with you liberal leftists, Nothing is sacred to you, Unless it’s a Free benefit from our govt. or maybe a book written by Obama. It’s gonna be a ballroom hardly a “ monument” as you wrongly refer to it. Don’t worry your liberal politicians are working to get you More Free benefits by holding our govt. hostage with this govt. shutdown. You’re not paying for the ballroom and it won’t effect you’re free benefits so chill.
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Holy crap Dude, calm down. The first Guest was being sarcastic, and making a comparison between the idea of the White House as "just a building" and the flag being "just a piece of cloth."
You need to seriously adjust your sarcasm meter before flying off the handle...
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I think it was the last sentence that really got him. He just can't stand anyone who dare criticizes his "dear leader"!
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Nothing Holy about crap. That shows your morals right there. And my sarcasm is extra light compared to yours and you’re fellow Libs to President Trump and those who support him. Calling us Nazis and Fascist etc. How about YOU work on toning yours down first. Then maybe I’ll follow suit.
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"Nothing Holy about crap" except when an AI version of The Donald uses it while riding on a plane to dump on AI versions of those No Kings protesters, right?
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Trump is facing the inevitability of his own demise, as he is combating the ravages of old age and disease. His building of the huge ballroom, named after him cement and an Arc de Triumph similar to the one in Paris are attempting to cement his name and legacy into history.
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True. Hes delusional, and he's turning it into his own personal version of the palace at Versaille! Arch de Tr(i)ump(h), anyone? The building can be repaired or replaced.
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Well, if it's "just a building", I'm sure when a Democratic, or a Republican opposed to Trump's policies as rare as that would be, becomes the next president, he/she wouldn't mind if that ballroom was then torn down and replaced with a new East Wing, that's for sure!
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A new administration will either change the name ( Epstein's pad ) or tear it down.
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Trump, when he went to England to see King Charles III he loved the lavish dinner they put on for him in the big ballroom and all the people it held there. After he came back, he got the idea for a big ballroom to host his parties.
Does anyone agree?
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Donald Trump it is stüpid child brayn and criminal and leyed licke respiratio ,orange hear it is dangerous and not character
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It’s ALL because it’s Trump doing it. If it was a Liberal Dem they’d be saying “ Oh what a novel idea !!” Can we paint the walls in a rainbow facade ?? If Trump sent truck loads of pure gold to these people’s front yard and dumped it they’d be screaming and bellyaching that they wanted it in the Back yard !! When it comes to Trump there Is No pleasing them. So just ignore them and keep pressing forward to MAGA !! These Idiots have our govt. Shut Down because they want $200 Billion in FREE healthcare for Illegal Immigrants !! AND they want to Restore all the Insane things that DOGE cut out !! Just saw last week they want new Drag Queen shows in some foreign country at Tax Payer cost !! The Lib Dems want their slush funds back that WERE secret until DOGE came along. Now They Don’t Care If You Know !! They are That brazen !! But to put a little smoke & mirrors they are bellyaching Loudly about the ballroom !! AntiAmerican these Lib Dems are !!
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Bill Maher is an idiot! He even said he would vote for Biden's head in a jar of blue liquid. Which is basically what he did in 2020! And so did you if you voted for him. Biden's presidency was nothing more than Obama's third term (only this time he didn't have to try to hide his Marxism and his hatred for the Country and the American people)!
Thank God the Democrats (Communists) are losing elections and the Republicans (RINOs) have converted to MAGA!
We need to get rid of the greedy, power hungry, war mongers who have been running this country for the past several decades!
Trump is a patriot! He loves America and the Constitution. He will not be running for President in 2028! If he could somehow figure a way to run (he won't), but if he did, I would vote for him over any of the idiot Democrats in power now!
"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword, the other is by debt."
John Adams
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Well Said !! VERY Well Said !! The Communist Lib Dems seek to enslave us from Within !! But much to their dismay a Vast Majority of Americans see through their Lies and are willing and able to fight them through the power of the vote !! And Now we are much more wise to how they try to manipulate elections then feign shock and innocence when caught !! Real Americans are standing up for America against the Communist Loving Lib Dems and it makes me heart full with National Pride and Joy !!
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Did Maher complain when statues were being taken down? when Columbus Day became Indigenous People Day? or when military bases were renamed? I don't know, but if he did, what .was his problem then? According to his "it's just a building" statement, they were just pigeon stands, days of week, & bases should be labeled "1, 2, 3, etc"
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Exactly. Well said !!
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I love the ballroom!
Who wouldn't want to say they had dinner at the White House Ballroom no matter who the President is or will be?
And it didn't cost us a penny of our own money.
All the media crying over this are just trying to stir the pot of hate again and again.
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Yep. Exactly. If they didn’t have something or really Someone to Hate they’d be even more miserable than they already are which is Really bad. They suffer from severe TDS which Is a mental health condition.
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We don’t know what cost us yet, that will come in time. The White House should be looked at as the people’s house not the president’s house. Also before you start a project such as this it should have someone’s approval besides the presidents, along with a permit process.
Such a shame this country is in.
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Go back and Look all the way to 1902 with Teddy Roosevelt he made significant changes and didn’t ask for approval !! Look at Harry Truman TWICE !! Ford, Obama. And theirs Might have been Tax $$. I’m Not complaining about it. The balcony that Truman added is beautiful. Lib Dems are complaining because it’s Trump nothing more !!
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