Having promised less than three months ago that his 200 million-dollar ballroom, financed by donations from U.S. Corporations, would not disrupt the existing structure of the White House, King Trump's team in now in the process of tearing down the entire East Wing. Of course, this action is without the consent of Congress or any other Government Agency and is the most overt evidence to date of Trump's assumption of omnipotence. Thanks to the Supreme Court, he can do what he wants without fear of prosecution.
So this desecration of a cherished and historic structure, belonging to the citizens of the United States, is occurring without apparent resistance. Those corporations who funded the ballroom project, familiar with the plans or not, are complicit in the tragic destruction.
Perhaps this sickening symbol of Trump's power grab will wake up those who have, to date, been willing to ignore his more subtle measures. One wonders how Republicans will defend this horrific and irreversible attack on our shared history.
