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The warning came as Trump leaves a trail of destruction in Washington, demolishing the White House East Wing to make way for a $600m ballroom and ordering a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool that resulted in algae blooms and a peeling liner.

The court filing represented the first time that Trump’s allies have raised the prospect of knocking down the Kennedy Center – a 100ft-high complex with a concert hall, opera house and theatre – as the dire alternative to closing it for two years of improvements. Such an aggressive move would be sure to face legal challenges, protests and an outcry from historic preservation groups.

The threat emerged on Monday as the administration urged a federal judge to reject a fresh legal challenge to Trump’s efforts to put his name on the Kennedy Center. The dispute has become part of a months-long battle over the president’s attempt to alter the memorial created by Congress in honour of John F Kennedy, the 35th US president who was assassinated in 1963.

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[-] FluidBeef@quokk.au 2 points 2 hours ago

The funny thing is that a contractor will do this even though they will never be paid by Trump and then eventually probably go to prison after he is too dead to pardon them.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 hours ago

doing anything and everything drastic to keep his best friend out of the news.

[-] Arancello@aussie.zone 12 points 9 hours ago

come on, make a deal with him. Kennedy got his name on it by being assassinated. Maybe something along similar lines??

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 73 points 12 hours ago

Could this man be a bigger asshole?

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 28 points 12 hours ago

He’s always searching for new and exciting ways

[-] fulcrummed@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

No. He’s a toroidal sphere, essentially pure asshole.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 hours ago

Any comparison is an insult to assholes.

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago

Yes, unfortunately

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

I'm not rich by any means, but if we pool our money together, can't we get a hitman? I'm so tired of the world turning to shit because of an egotistical child rapist. I want him dead. Six feet under.

Hell, I'll do it myself, considering I don't have a strong will up live, but I don't think I'll ever be in the same country as the orange shit.

[-] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

People keep trying, it's just that the secret service insists on doing its job which, there's a time and place guys.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I think we need to start paying for google SEO optimization to get PSA's to secret service agents... (honestly, I don't know how they could stand there strapped with iron, and not have 'I could do so much good' floating through their head.)

[-] decolo@piefed.social 0 points 3 hours ago

you know how most Roman emperors got removed? They didn't pay their bodyguards.

Find a way to make them uncomfortable and things might start to change.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

All it really takes is one too many midnight hamberder runs

[-] Zier@fedia.io 1 points 7 hours ago

Why pay when Iran will do it for free?

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 30 points 12 hours ago
[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago

You truly did!

[-] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 hours ago

Better demolished than have Trump on it.

[-] freely1333@reddthat.com 1 points 8 hours ago

He will just rebuild it and put his name on it all this court money is dumb. It’s going to end up with it anyway no reason to waste more money fighting it.

[-] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 hours ago

That's a bad attitude to have, you should never cave to a fascist. It doesn't matter if he'd rebuild it, the point is that he doesn't get to put his name on the one he really wants.

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 18 points 11 hours ago

Paved over Jackie Kennedy's rose garden. Put in a garish boxing ring, then a helipad.

[-] Major_Tsiom@fedia.io 18 points 11 hours ago

Jesus Christ. The fuck head is mad with power. It's cock obvious the guy is demented.

The moment he focuses on anything it is fucked. Look at his past business dealings. Dude is walking, stupid cancer bragging about how it wins at everything.

[-] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 30 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

In a surprising development the Republican Congress did fuck all about it and SCOTUS threw up their hands and said “who, me?”

Meanwhile the media blamed Biden because he likes ice cream.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 2 points 7 hours ago

Gee, I hope some really stealth vigilante group does not start destroying properties with trumps name on them. Sure would be a shame if something bad happened. Don't spread that around though.

[-] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 2 points 8 hours ago

The Orange Pedo is such a great representative of this MAGAt base.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 12 hours ago
[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 9 points 10 hours ago

Yes, the more scars he leaves then the more likely future generations of Americans might remember what he did and what they are capable of doing.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Announced in the "White House Restored and Renovated by Truman".

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