Read the Room, Asshole
2001
2001-09-11 Same day as the September 11 attack, Trump mentioned his building at 40 Wall St. will now be the tallest.
2025 January
2025-01-20 During the mourning period for Jimmy Carter, Mike Johnson ordered flags to be raised temporarily at the request of Trump.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113765847370756395
2025 June
2025-06-09 Trump plowed over the White House Rose Garden.
https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/donald-trump-white-house-rose-garden-paved-constroversy/
2025 July
2025-07-01 Trump floated the idea of a UFC fight on the White House South lawn and confirmed later in October they will be having it in June 2026.
2025 August
2025-08-07 For his birthday, Vance pressured the Army Corps of Engineers to release river water for his kayaking trip at taxpayer expense amidst budget cuts.
https://apnews.com/article/vp-vance-boating-ohio-river-level-raised-de4c773cfffd6cac0b82e96787fea951
2025 September
2025-09-09 When asked about the Kirk assassination, Trump responded with remodeling updates on the ballroom.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I4uPNMysG48
2025 October
2025-10-16 Trump proposed building himself a “victory arch”. No word about how much the arch would cost taxpayers, but Trump did share his proposal during a government shutdown while he withheld food benefits from millions of Americans. The plan was to construct the arch overlooking the Arlington Cemetery, and the structure would be nearly twice the size of both the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7e8lv176go
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5576506/president-trump-arch-us-250th-anniversary
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph
2025-10-24 Trump demolished the White House East Wing shortly after promising the American people his ballroom project would not interfere with or cut into the existing White House structure. Outlets report that the administration did not submit their plans to the National Capitol Planning Commission, and that they may have cut corners on asbestos-abatement guidelines during the demolition, putting surrounding citizens at risk.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/26/politics/white-house-east-wing-history
2025-10-31 Just hours before SNAP benefits were set to expire, Trump hosted a lavish Great Gatsby Halloween party at the White House.
2025-10-31 Trump posted 6 times about renovating a White House bathroom completely in marble amidst a government shutdown and hunger crisis.
https://deadline.com/2025/10/trump-lincoln-bathroom-white-house-1236604245/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/trump-bathroom-white-house-remodel-shutdown.html
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/politics/white-house-lincoln-bedroom-bathroom-renovation
2026 February
2026-02-02 Trump announced the Kennedy center would be shut down for two years for “renovations”. Renovations would include marble, furniture, gold inlay and gold trim. Trump said the renovations would not come from taxpayer money at all, stating quote, “zero taxpayer”. Meanwhile, a Gallup survey showed that millions of Americans were skipping meals in order to pay for their healthcare. The Gallup poll said, “In a nationally and state-representative survey of nearly 20,000 US adults conducted from June through August 2025, roughly one-third of respondents – the equivalent of more than 82 million Americans – said they have made at least one trade-off with daily living expenses to afford healthcare. Americans are also postponing retirement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi0AWU60RxE&list=WL&index=1&t=69s
https://news.gallup.com/poll/702596/one-third-americans-cut-back-cover-healthcare-expenses.aspx
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696489/kennedy-center-renovation-trump-questions
2026-02-03 The Trump Administration’s Interior Secretary Doug Burgum introduced a PR campaign to place an innocent façade on Trump’s “drill-baby-drill” campaign by using the cartoon mascot “Coalie”.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-alpha-president-economy-manufacturing-coal-disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/trump-administration-coalie-mascot-fossil-fuels
https://x.com/SecretaryBurgum/status/2014382110828536183
2026 March
2026-03-07 Trump wore his campaign merch to a dignified transfer of the first six fallen soldiers who died in Kuwait after the US bombed Iran. Trump then used that picture in a fundraising campaign. A fundraising email from a Trump-linked PAC reads, “This is President Donald J. Trump. I made a special announcement to the public an hour ago. For the very first time ever, I’m opening up spots on the National Security Briefing membership. Claim your spot”. Then it offers a link to donate.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/trump-us-service-members-killed-kuwait
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/fox-news-erased-fallen-soldiers-to-make-trump-look-better/
https://www.fastcompany.com/91505360/trump-wears-hat-dignified-transfer
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/trump-fundraise-email-soldier
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/fund-raising-email-trump-ritual.html
https://people.com/trump-promises-donors-access-national-security-briefings-11925725
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reaaaaaally-didnt-journalist-asking-152826530.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqZNuxKUlQ&list=WL&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepYRy2BTAg
2026-03-16 The White House federal arts commission proposed ripping out the White House columns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/15/white-house-columns-ionic-corinthian/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-appointee-proposes-ripping-white-020500010.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/15/nation/appointee-wants-to-replace-white-house-columns/
https://finance-commerce.com/2026/03/white-house-columns-corinthian-proposal-trump
2026-03-19 During a visit from the Japanese Prime Minister, Trump quipped, “Who knows better about surprises than Japan”, receiving backlash for making fun of Pearl Harbor.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/trump-mocks-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx248jvgwj8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QldP6hff84
2026-03-28 Trump frequented his golf course in West Palm while the war in Iran was going on.
https://www.newsweek.com/bushs-comment-war-golf-viral-trump-palm-beach-club-11683141
2026-03-29 Trump touted more plans for his ballroom to include bulletproof glass and drone-proof construction. This during a war in Iran, the lowest job-market in decades, surging inflation, unaffordable healthcare, increasing poverty, and a shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6x2Y50Egs&list=WL&index=1&t=10s
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5807115-donald-trump-military-complex-white-house-ballroom/
2026-03-30 When asked about the war in Iran, Trump veered off topic to discuss his ballroom and share pictures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N299fC18CMs
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-slams-trump-dodging-035741312.html