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To: puborectalis who wrote (352848)	10/25/2025 9:24:52 PM
From: Thomas M.	1 Recommendation of 354285

In defense of the White House ballroom Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs washingtonpost.com In classic Trump fashion, the president is pursuing a reasonable idea in the most jarring manner possible. But had Trump submitted his plans ahead of time for a traditional review process instead of taking matters into his own hands, the project never would have gotten off the ground. Instead, the blueprints would have faced death by a thousand papercuts. Though the fundraising for the ballroom creates problematic conflicts of interest, two examples validate Trump’s aggressive approach. After a fence jumper got inside the White House in 2014, it was obvious that better perimeter fencing needed to be installed. But doing so involved five public meetings of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) over two years, as members took pains to ensure the fencing complied with environmental rules. Construction didn’t begin until July 2019. Or consider the modest Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Air and Space Museum. Congress authorized its creation in 1999. Architect Frank Gehry was selected in 2009. The NCPC rejected Gehry’s initial design proposal in 2014 before approving a revised plan the next year. The Commission of Fine Arts gave its approval in 2017. The memorial wasn’t opened until late 2020. By contrast, Eisenhower planned and executed D-Day in about six months. Privately, many alumni of the Biden and Obama White Houses acknowledge the long-overdue need for an event space like what Trump is creating. The alternative for state dinners has always been tents and porta-potties erected on the South Lawn, and the next Democratic president will be happy to have the upgrade. Tom

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