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9. Wants to build in SF Bay and not use Super Max's purposely built in cheaper areas?

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Sun May 4, 2025, 08:04 PM

May 2025

Massively expensive to build and staff.

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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison [View all] Initech May 2025 OP

Trump should be the first "resident" to move into it. madinmaryland May 2025 #1

Orange will be the new orange. Xipe Totec May 2025 #51

My thoughts exactly Grim Chieftain May 2025 #55

Lock trump up then perhaps lets consider that it is time to do French Revolution stuff Trueblue1968 May 2025 #62

Beat me to it. calimary May 2025 #73

Gov Schwarzenegger would make a fine warden thought crime May 2025 #79

The idiot is at it again. Alcatraz was deteriorating when it closed in 1963. brush May 2025 #80

Actually, it is a tourist attraction. mwmisses4289 May 2025 #85

Bobby Kennedy shut down Alcatraz as AG AdamGG May 2025 #83

An idea so stupid you know he thought of it himself dem4decades May 2025 #2

Heard that either don jr or Eric floated the idea previously vapor2 May 2025 #23

So they can get billions of our tax dollars to rebuild it. Lonestarblue May 2025 #91

Like nuking a hurricane. 😂 IrishAfricanAmerican May 2025 #41

And windmill cancer (n/t) AdamGG May 2025 #82

More idiocy from trump. Although, I'd prefer Alcatraz to some prison in Mississippi or Kansas. Silent Type May 2025 #3

Mississippi and Kansas are way cheaper to build underpants May 2025 #6

Yeah, but it's hot as hell and prisons ain't big on air conditioning. Silent Type May 2025 #16

I honestly look forward to the day I never have to hear the shit coming from his vile mouth ever again! Initech May 2025 #10

It's like they sit around all day and intentionally try to come up witht the absolute worst answer to every problem. Initech May 2025 #21

He's all everywhere today for the Meet the Press conference interview underpants May 2025 #24

+1. Doubt we need another prison, but any sane person would say let's expand Leavenworth. Naw, trump Silent Type May 2025 #25

The current buildings are crumbling... VMA131Marine May 2025 #34

Alcatraz was finished being built 1858 MissouriDem47 May 2025 #47

Must have seen Papillon on TV Metaphorical May 2025 #76

Clint might still be availlable? Brainfodder May 2025 #4

What about Shawshank??? Oz??? underpants May 2025 #22

English was my favorite character in the movie. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2025 #32

He is a convicted felon, twice impeached IronLionZion May 2025 #5

Is this his get around the judges order? bluestarone May 2025 #7

Repairs and renovation would take SO LONG usonian May 2025 #72

Mr. 34 felonies???? The Blue Flower May 2025 #8

Wants to build in SF Bay and not use Super Max's purposely built in cheaper areas? underpants May 2025 #9

He's a real estate genius! Prairie Gates May 2025 #95

IIRC it was closed partly because it was expensive to operate and needed $$$$$ repairs bucolic_frolic May 2025 #11

How much is all of this costing the US taxpayer? Irish_Dem May 2025 #12

Not a consideration when he has big donors with construction companies to repay Attilatheblond May 2025 #28

100% certain that the Trump crime family will get a cut of any federal construction contracts. Irish_Dem May 2025 #31

Only if it's his new address. marble falls May 2025 #13

Whata maroon! Buddyzbuddy May 2025 #14

It's just more trolling nonsense JoseBalow May 2025 #15

I've been there. He'd have to blow it up and start over from scratch. rsdsharp May 2025 #17

The top comment of anyone who has been to Alcatraz as a tourist is "IT'S SO SMALL!" Prairie Gates May 2025 #96

That's true. Especially the exercise yard outside the dining hall. rsdsharp May 2025 #97

I imagine he must have watched a movie about Alcatraz before coming up with this "brilliant" LoisB May 2025 #18

Alcatraz is easier to escape than its reputation in the minds of ignoramuses. RockRaven May 2025 #19

The Mythbusters made it. BidenRocks May 2025 #69

Welp. sheshe2 May 2025 #20

Hail Dondus! BootinUp May 2025 #26

The closure of the federal prison in 1963 was attributed to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and riversedge May 2025 #27

My friend & I took the tour of Alcatraz many years ago dflprincess May 2025 #49

Welcome back... FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #29

Henry J Hudson Chrysler! Make sure the fargin bastage nevers sees "Escape from LA" and "Escape from aka-chmeee May 2025 #30

Will the incarcerated also serve as tourist guides? deurbano May 2025 #33

Mary Largo would make a better prison. There are probably dozens of felons there already and it Wonder Why May 2025 #35

Projectionionist Iamscrewed May 2025 #36

Just when you thought he couldn't come up with anything more stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #37

Yes mr. Trump, we need to build a hellhole type of prison to hold repeat criminal offenders. Gary 50 May 2025 #38

I thought he was more into pardoning violent criminals re Jan 6 mdbl May 2025 #39

Self 3auld6phart May 2025 #40

Next he'll have televised executions by firing squad. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2025 #42

Need More Sharks FrankTC May 2025 #43

It's obvious that he spends a good portion of his effort D. Spaulding May 2025 #44

Exactly. His biggest fans are people who think this is a reality show. Ray Bruns May 2025 #90

Hahahaha Bluesman49 May 2025 #45

He is losing his mind......mush Historic NY May 2025 #46

You last sentence probably identifies a big part of the 'why' AZJonnie May 2025 #81

He's a reality TV star. This is why they do. Performative Bullshit. Martin68 May 2025 #48

A starting point 100 million on just rebuilding the repair the decay... Historic NY May 2025 #50

Donald Trump. The Turdman of Alcatraz. 2MuchNoise May 2025 #52

Is this real? It can't be. displacedvermoter May 2025 #53

This will be followed by a Trump program to populate the waters around the island with sharks...with frikkin lasers. LudwigPastorius May 2025 #54

The prison, as a tourist destination, generates $60 million per year onenote May 2025 #56

He is also going to bring back rotary phones - Nigrum Cattus May 2025 #57

Ah, Law darts... Good times. Good times. thought crime May 2025 #89

The criminals he's describing is him, projecting like mad. fierywoman May 2025 #58

Who took his strawberries? COL Mustard May 2025 #59

Captain Queeg was right about the strawberries Martin Eden May 2025 #64

It ain't even that...he said ONE doll for xmas. Talk about SCROOGE... CTyankee May 2025 #75

Yuuuuge cost to rebuild howardmappel May 2025 #60

Why aren't media types calling this out for what it is? Mr. Jinx May 2025 #61

There are thousands of tons of hazardous/toxic materials and soil on that island. John1956PA May 2025 #78

The firehose of bullshit orangecrush May 2025 #63

Obviously he has never been there it would cost at least 750 billion to refurbish and would help the SF Bay kimbutgar May 2025 #65

Where is DOGE for this waste and abuse? Norrrm May 2025 #66

He's trying to stick it to Newsom in any way he can. C Moon May 2025 #67

Does he lnow it's a tourist attraction and crumbling? How many billions sinkingfeeling May 2025 #68

".....dregs of society...." Turbineguy May 2025 #70

If His Lips Are Moving, He's Projecting The Roux Comes First May 2025 #71

Trumpillon? Montauk6 May 2025 #74

Yay! Mike Nelson May 2025 #77

He's such a wizard at real estate deals too. Just imagine how much money THIS project will save.... Ford_Prefect May 2025 #84

Oh I misread this orangecrush May 2025 #86

Mocking this insane idea will just make him push it more Bristlecone May 2025 #87

Bet Trump knows a construction company that could do the work..wink,wink. Bengus81 May 2025 #88

Good. He can have it all to himself, 'cept for the ghosts of course. His forever home. twodogsbarking May 2025 #92

How theatrical. n/t defacto7 May 2025 #93

He does not want to do this. murielm99 May 2025 #94