When Donald Trump abruptly demolished the White House’s East Wing last month, he shattered a culture of consultation with experts that has shaped Washington’s architecture for 125 years—since the last time an administration tried to massively enlarge the White House.

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    Hey Atlantic, it was decency and respect that stopped previous presidents from fucking things up. If you have neither, it’s really simple to destroy things.

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    Well, it was a honor system. Honor systems only work with honorable people. See where Trump does not fit in?

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    More precisely, since it’s an honor system, Trump, who possesses no honor whatsoever, is immune.

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    It’s fun watching Karoline Levitt get up there and defend Trump. I wonder if she’ll ever have a “are we the baddies?” moment

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    What a joke. Trump is a lawless criminal, and the US a failing state. Even if altering the white house were banned by the constitution he would still do it and there would still be no consequences.

    The only consequences will be whatever the people make it, and so far Americans are okay with Nazi Germany.

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    goes back to congress. it was an honor system but it could be controlled and enforced and punished by congress and the courts and its not all honor system. he has broken laws but again. no enforcement soooo…

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    White House architecture American government was an honor system. Trump noticed.