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54. Tacky overkill.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 03:51 PM

Apr 23

Those big flags will make a lot of noise during a strong wind.

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Trump to put flagpoles & 100 foot flags on either side of the White House [View all] underpants Apr 23 OP

LOL at "He will pay for them"! Bettie Apr 23 #1

Yep! trump is the king of spending OPM... Wounded Bear Apr 23 #49

He just brought in $270 million from corporations buying access by contributing to the Easter Egg Roll Botany Apr 23 #52

That room makes Versailles look shabby. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #53

Trump didn't like the exquisite Camp David Botany Apr 23 #55

The setting is gorgeous, but I doubt that he cares about scenery. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #58

Real class and good design is always understated. Botany Apr 23 #59

True. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #63

Good design always complements what is there naturally so it fits into the native environment Botany Apr 23 #69

Damn you know your stuff. underpants Apr 23 #73

Yup I know a little about a few things Botany Apr 23 #80

Sorry that happened to you. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #77

Oh well Botany Apr 23 #81

She sounds like a real winner. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #88

Frank Lloyd Wright,.......nuff said about building in an environment. a kennedy Apr 23 #79

Frank Lloyd learned about that stuff from Jen Jensen who was a pioneer in that field Botany Apr 23 #82

Both then are gawd in the field of architecture eh?? a kennedy Apr 23 #83

THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE........the POTUS should not be living like a gawd damn king!!!!! a kennedy Apr 23 #78

Remember people trump the turd never pays his bills. rich7862 Apr 23 #2

Bet the security people don't like that idea. FSogol Apr 23 #3

Thought the same. underpants Apr 23 #18

Gold paint is just so cheap, he will use 22K gold, and we will pay for it. rich7862 Apr 23 #41

Wow! Just like the Perkins restaurant flag. MineralMan Apr 23 #4

Look up, dumbass! There's a flag pole on the roof! rsdsharp Apr 23 #5

Yes I had the same thought. underpants Apr 23 #17

I thought of that. mercuryblues Apr 23 #43

When I retired from the Navy Bush II was in Office tinymontgomery Apr 23 #60

From CHYN-nah! Kid Berwyn Apr 23 #6

He hasn't yet I don't think. underpants Apr 23 #19

He's doing it for love. Kid Berwyn Apr 23 #26

Gotta get those Trump Traildogbob Apr 23 #7

'Kinda like this Ars Longa Apr 23 #65

Exactly Traildogbob Apr 23 #67

Gross. yardwork Apr 23 #8

Reads like bad satire dweller Apr 23 #9

Just so he can fly a ginormous Trump flag in the center. C_U_L8R Apr 23 #10

+1. There will be a Trump flag dalton99a Apr 23 #24

Yep! EndlessWire Apr 23 #72

Trump flags? dem4decades Apr 23 #11

"We're putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag on this side and another one on the other side..." LudwigPastorius Apr 23 #12

Tesla dealership? lmao. All hail the stoopid n/t Cheezoholic Apr 23 #13

White House for dweller Apr 23 #23

Rights and people being disappeared, economy in shambles, world trust dissolved, but hey. Priorities. unblock Apr 23 #14

Governance on a whim underpants Apr 23 #22

Scattershooting While Wondering What Flags Will Fly on the Flagpoles Stallion Apr 23 #15

Overcompensation HAB911 Apr 23 #16

His interest in placing two big, beautiful poles near him is unsurprising. Torchlight Apr 23 #20

This is just Trump trolling - ignore it Prairie Gates Apr 23 #21

He would do that !?! dweller Apr 23 #25

The right wing sure is obsessed with the flag. Diamond_Dog Apr 23 #27

Why so few? Ping Tung Apr 23 #28

He's done this same shit re his golf courses. DinahMoeHum Apr 23 #29

...in drought ridden areas... Wounded Bear Apr 23 #50

In Florida? Retrograde Apr 23 #74

They're NOT on EVERY golf course DinahMoeHum Apr 23 #86

Can we Traildogbob Apr 23 #30

More tacky undignified shit. Another day ending in -y for TCF. RockRaven Apr 23 #31

I hope he can afford the tariff on those big, beautiful American flags imported from China. Midnight Writer Apr 23 #32

Wants to make it look like a car dealership. yellowcanine Apr 23 #33

Will they be gold-plated? Will the "trump" flag be above or below the American flag? LoisB Apr 23 #34

To explicitly NOT fly flags at half-staff when he disagrees JoseBalow Apr 23 #35

Will the flags and poles say: Made in the USA???? riversedge Apr 23 #36

Just like before the fall of Rome, it's bread and circus, but without the bread and with more circus. surfered Apr 23 #37

painted gold? stillcool Apr 23 #38

For context, the White House is 70 feet tall fargone Apr 23 #39

Thanks. As much as I love the flag, this looks it could be a hot mess. underpants Apr 23 #40

Always looking for a way to raise $$$ for the country... MizLibby Apr 23 #42

Yes. underpants Apr 23 #45

Now it needs a giant inflatable Statue of Liberty on the roof a la flvegan Apr 23 #44

Will they be made of gold? milestogo Apr 23 #46

FelonTraitorTrump aka El Presidente Loco y Criminal Miami Blue Apr 23 #47

saying; "I am not a Russian Agent!" Turbineguy Apr 23 #48

He's waiting for Putin to pay for the golden spires to be added to the building. That'll raise the height. woodsprite Apr 23 #51

Virginia Stafford county and one south of Richmond on 95 underpants Apr 23 #56

Tacky overkill. greatauntoftriplets Apr 23 #54

Very visible to the outside countries............... Lovie777 Apr 23 #57

Because Doge? Johonny Apr 23 #61

Maybe the White House needs an Esso station? struggle4progress Apr 23 #62

Trump: "The White House doesn't have a flagpole" jmowreader Apr 23 #64

Next it will be a Trump flag. nt doc03 Apr 23 #66

Trump can take one of those big beautiful poles.... Noodleboy13 Apr 23 #68

OMG - he'll make the place look like a tacky car dealership. Vinca Apr 23 #70

Great. Like a gas station on the highway. nolabear Apr 23 #71

Fuck him he's a Russian Agent.. he'll "pay for it" with FEMA Cha Apr 23 #75

Inadequacy issues Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 23 #76

Hope the stay up and are better designed than his wall. republianmushroom Apr 23 #84

I'm sure the Secret Service will love the two giant variable direction line of sight obstructions flanking the WH EarthFirst Apr 23 #85

I suppose nobody including Americans would have any idea what building they were looking at... Hekate Apr 23 #87