like he OWNS the Wite House, so of course he oould tear part of it down to build his beeyouteeful ballroom, since existing facilities weren't nearly grand enough to contain his massive need for adulation. Asking permission of anyone, even Marshmallow Mike and the supine Republicans in Congress for permission is just not going to happen with him. The sycophants in the Oval Office might have known better, but no one wanted to risk being the target of one of hs rages.

A sane Congress is going to have its work cut out, the "abuse of power" section of the impeachment is going to run to many pages,