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demmiblue

(38,795 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 01:56 PM Oct 1

White House ballroom construction to continue through shutdown, official says.

File this under â€œessential function.â€ ðŸ¤¡

#Shutdown
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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T17:34:12.317Z

Priorities.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 2025-10-01T16:38:59.739Z

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White House ballroom construction to continue through shutdown, official says. (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 1 OP

WTAF?!?! bif Oct 1 #1

Of course it will... Wounded Bear Oct 1 #2

Trumps equivalent to Mossfern Oct 1 #3

KRASNOV brought all his habits to the government, including non-payment UTUSN Oct 1 #4

Priorities, priorities ! eppur_se_muova Oct 1 #5

If it's not being paid for with government money... SickOfTheOnePct Oct 1 #6

bif

(26,303 posts)

1. WTAF?!?!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:02 PM

Oct 1

This is insane.

Wounded Bear

(63,140 posts)

2. Of course it will...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:06 PM

Oct 1

It's a trump vanity project.

Mossfern

(4,415 posts)

3. Trumps equivalent to

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:24 PM

Oct 1

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

UTUSN

(75,954 posts)

4. KRASNOV brought all his habits to the government, including non-payment

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:57 PM

Oct 1

eppur_se_muova

(40,271 posts)

5. Priorities, priorities !

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:13 PM

Oct 1

Let the National Guard build the ballroom, how's that ?

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,705 posts)

6. If it's not being paid for with government money...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:35 PM

Oct 1

...or if it's government money from FY25 (which it would have to be), then yeah, they'll keep working.

All of the contractors at my former agency are still working, while all but the most essential government have been sent home, because most of the contracts were funded through at least January with FY25 funds.

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