# How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964 "2025-02-06T18:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 268
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5364 "2026-07-10T15:47:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I am SO looking forward to the East Wing being restored. The portico columns will be found to be in such disrepair, Trump will say that he has to tear down the entire White house. He thinks it’s a dump. I’d put money on this. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5365 "2026-07-10T15:47:09Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Tarps have now been hung over the scaffolding. Why would you need to hide repairs? I noticed that the live cam was disabled a couple days ago, too. He doesn’t want anyone to see what he is doing. Today tarps were hung that are photorealistic pictures of the portico they are covering. That is just insane. > [@](#): > > But this tarp is no ordinary drop cloth. The massive covering was pre-printed with a shockingly accurate rendering of the very architectural feature it was intended to hide, making it appear to a casual observer as if there were no covering at all. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-5CNv3WSFA6ZO235Mc9z9WxSHcBxa26wWms_UOkfTXQ&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-5CNv3WSFA6ZO235Mc9z9WxSHcBxa26wWms_UOkfTXQ&s=10) > **[Trump drapes White House in tarp that offers glimpse of his latest facelift...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/shrouded-no-mystery-trump-drapes-193024584.html)** > > Massive photorealistic covering displays a rendering of what the White House’s north entrance will look like after upgrades while obscuring the actual entrance from view ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5366 "2026-07-10T15:50:29Z")
How do you print something that big? It must be hand work. I suspect he’s been planning this for a long time. He’s 1/3 of the way there, the East wing is gone and congress is inspecting their belly button lint. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5367 "2026-07-10T16:32:40Z")
“I put fake brick wallpaper over a real brick wall, just so I’d be the only one who knew. People come over and I’m gonna say, ‘Go ahead, touch it… it feels real.’” — Steven Wright ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5368 "2026-07-10T16:33:34Z")
He’s gonna tear down the White House. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5369 "2026-07-10T16:47:09Z")
The photorealistic tarps are an everything day. Save your outrage. Venice has been doing it for **decades** along with many other tourist destinations. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5370 "2026-07-10T16:49:40Z")
It’s no different tech than the gigantic banners hung in or on sports stadiums, or the advertising facing applied to modern highway billboards. There are giant printers that print that stuff every day. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5371 "2026-07-10T16:52:44Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > The photorealistic tarps are an everything day. Thinking back, I saw some in Germany. How do they do it? I’ve used wide format printers, but wow. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5372 "2026-07-10T16:57:46Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Trump will say that he has to tear down the entire White house I have been saying this for months. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5373 "2026-07-10T20:13:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > He’s gonna tear down the White House Nope. But he is going to make into a fortress. > **[The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance](https://www.kwwl.com/news/social/the-white-house-is-upgrading-its-front-door-to-fortify-the-entrance/article_97c03e56-db64-58c5-a635-76b53264d9e4.html)** > > (CNN) — The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5374 "2026-07-10T20:17:45Z")
If the strength of the front door gets tested that means way too much has gone wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5375 "2026-07-10T20:26:20Z")
He’s never gonna leave. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5376 "2026-07-10T20:36:53Z")
I don’t know if that’s the case or it’s just another manifestation of his obsession with leaving an indelible mark, or stain if you prefer, on the landscape to ensure he’s not forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5377 "2026-07-10T20:43:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It’s no different tech than the gigantic banners hung in or on sports stadiums, or the advertising facing applied to modern highway billboards. Or, you know, the giant posters of _someone’s_ face they hung on the Justice Department building. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5378 "2026-07-10T20:45:52Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > Or, you know, the giant posters of _someone’s_ face they hung on the Justice Department building. Though with him, it’s reasonable to assume he did NOT employ a well-established (economical) printing process, but instead had slaves laboriously hand-paint his glorious visage on the giant panel. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5379 "2026-07-10T22:10:55Z")
I think it’s just the paranoia of a guy who carries mini bottles of condiments because he’s sure that people are trying to poison him. Of course, the best thing to do is not to do shit that make people want to kill you, but we’re way past that point. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5380 "2026-07-10T22:14:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > > [@leahcim](#): > > > > Or, you know, the giant posters of _someone’s_ face they hung on the Justice Department building. > > Though with him, it’s reasonable to assume he did NOT employ a well-established (economical) printing process, but instead had slaves laboriously hand-paint his glorious visage on the giant panel. I assumed they just covered his body in mayonnaise and let him roll around on the fabric. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5381 "2026-07-10T22:27:17Z")
BTW, [Trump has been promoting on social media the “Freedom Fuel” network of gas stations in the Philadelphia area](https://abcnews.com/US/trump-promoted-discount-gas-stations-fuel-mystery-questions/story?id=134625546). They sell gas at roughly fifty cents less than competing stations in the area. It’s not clear who is behind this or how they can afford to undercut competition. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5382 "2026-07-10T22:49:47Z")
We know EXACTY who is going to profit from this. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/5383 "2026-07-10T22:51:17Z")
Right now, it’s not a question of profits but who is eating the losses. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964.md?page=267) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964.md?page=269)