Thursday, November 12, 2026

Mr. PRESIDENT, TEAR DOWN THIS BALLROOM

Demolition day should be a national celebration.

I hope everyone takes a good hard look at this picture. Trump’s under-construction ballroom is now bigger than the rest of the White House. Much bigger. The contrast says everything you need to know about this President and his priorities.

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— James E. Clyburn (@repjamesclyburn.bsky.social) 12 November 2026 at 00:15
Really the first test of "are you willing to do anything."

Symbolic, somewhat, but the tendency accept the current state of affairs as the new baseline is strong.

We can argue about what compromises Dems should make in dealing with Trump, but recognize that many Dems are not as interested in, say, cutting the ridiculous ICE budget as they should be.

If the next president is a Dem and they have a trifecta, there won't be any excuses . A willigness to rip Trump remnants from everything shouldn't be controversial.