Some #WhiteHouse #ballroom #contractors go underground. ACECO, EAI Rolloff, & McCrery Architects—have abruptly taken their websites offline amid public #backlash, while larger firms like Clark Construction and AECOM remain visible. #Secrecy surrounding Trump’s White House ballroom reveals this isn’t routine #construction. By demolishing the #EastWing to build his personal monument, Trump is literally reshaping seat of American #democracy into stage for his #vanity #power. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-white-house-ballroom-contractors-go-underground/

Some #WhiteHouse #ballroom #contractors go underground. ACECO, EAI Rolloff, & McCrery Architects—have abruptly taken their websites offline amid public #backlash, while larger firms like Clark Construction and AECOM remain visible. #Secrecy surrounding Trump’s White House ballroom reveals this isn’t routine #construction. By demolishing the #EastWing to build his personal monument, Trump is literally reshaping seat of American #democracy into stage for his #vanity #power. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-white-house-ballroom-contractors-go-underground/

…If the destruction of the #EastWing is a shock, the #money that’s paying for it might be even more of a #scandal. The #WhiteHouse, eager to assure Americans that their tax dollars have not been diverted for a #vanity project, has emphasized that the #ballroom is being financed by individuals & major #corporations. Instead of going through a process to obtain & disburse federal funds, #Trump simply asked companies his admin is supposed to be #regulating to write checks [ #bribery / #extortion].