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young_at_heart

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5. So much stress has been caused by "him": plus, "What will the total cost be?"
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:11 PM
Yesterday

Do the American people have to pay for his personal vanity project? This whole fiasco has caused so much stress. One thought comes to my mind...."I want my country back!"

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Tear Down That Tarp! [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP
😂 underpants Yesterday #1
There was a FB post that said what he did was like putting your name on someone else's tombstone. CrispyQ Yesterday #2
I think of him as that bratty child Bettie Yesterday #36
No court order to do so... lame54 Yesterday #3
Here is the filing with the court on trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #4
"If my name can't be on it, then nobody's name will be visible" Bluetus 19 hrs ago #41
So much stress has been caused by "him": plus, "What will the total cost be?" young_at_heart Yesterday #5
I just saw a video that said the removal will actually cost more than putting it up. forgotmylogin Yesterday #14
We've already got to pay to fix the East Wing which didn't need replacement. forgotmylogin Yesterday #15
Or the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom. BComplex 18 hrs ago #43
I hope it doesn't become a ballroom. forgotmylogin 9 hrs ago #53
I want my country AND my birthday back LSparkle 12 hrs ago #44
A tarp is covering the sign on the Edmund Muskie Federal Building Easterncedar Yesterday #6
You know he's removed FDR from the new dimes, right? Easterncedar Yesterday #7
Just for 2026 dweller Yesterday #12
If it doesn't happen then, I bet the next Democratic president takes care of it. calimary Yesterday #35
trump covering up the Kennedy Center wall doesn't mean we don't know what happened in there LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #8
This is the least of his many problems Blue Owl Yesterday #9
Question of the Century! mdbl Yesterday #21
How confident are we that name is really gone? Girard442 Yesterday #30
Someone snuck a photo LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #31
That does not look like a recent picture. That's when they were putting the abomination ON the building. Liberal In Texas 11 hrs ago #46
Odds they took Kennedy's name off instead. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #10
My take on it is that he complied with the order wnylib Yesterday #11
He doesn't want it reported on his birthday. I hope someone sneaks in and tears it down and takes a picture or video and ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #13
The signage is gone but the tarp may have to remain a little longer Buns_of_Fire Yesterday #16
Seems to me if he's "descending the stairway", it won't be leading him up to Heaven. calimary Yesterday #25
Think of him "descending the golden escalator." God's gift to mankind. Buns_of_Fire Yesterday #28
In the end . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #17
That sounds about right... MineralMan Yesterday #18
Until they do, use it as a projection screen, GoCubsGo Yesterday #19
Very good idea. Now, if someone can get it done. MineralMan Yesterday #20
mr trump, take this tarp down. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #22
Mr. Trumpachev, take down this tarp. mobeau69 10 hrs ago #51
That word "Memorial" really does add context, doesn't it? FadedMullet Yesterday #23
Someone snuck this photo LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #24
Is that what I think it is? calimary Yesterday #34
That's sure seems what it looks like! 😄 electric_blue68 Yesterday #37
Again. That is NOT a shot from the last few days. That was when they were putting the crap ON the building! Liberal In Texas 11 hrs ago #47
Never mind, my bad. I assume someone actually confirmed that it is gone. AnnaLee Yesterday #26
It will take a court order mercuryblues Yesterday #27
Are they keeping people away? Can't someone take a picture? Media? spanone Yesterday #29
My town has a law against snot Yesterday #32
Good question! MineralMan Yesterday #33
Um ... so if there WERE such law ... would it matter? RandomNumbers 6 hrs ago #55
Want shitstain stressed and dead dave99 Yesterday #38
But then the world could see, and Trump would have a sad. :( Beartracks 23 hrs ago #39
This is brilliant! Akakoji 21 hrs ago #40
He is in love with his own birthday, so he wants that tarp to remain there. I'll bet it comes down on Monday. C Moon 18 hrs ago #42
"If I can't have it, nobody can" dalton99a 11 hrs ago #45
I hope the tarp is there for a good reason, ... JustABozoOnThisBus 11 hrs ago #48
Of course not. He just doesn't want to see it on his birthday. pat_k 11 hrs ago #49
Warning: My Tantrum Alert LSparkle 10 hrs ago #52
Hey, perhaps tune into Rise Up Sing Out? (live at 7:00 ET) pat_k 2 hrs ago #56
Could be. Or, it could just be spite on Trump's part. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #50
Who wants to bet radical noodle 6 hrs ago #54
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