Extreme Makeover: Authoritarian Edition
October 24, 2025
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October 24, 2025
Extreme Makeover: Authoritarian Edition
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Extreme Makeover: Authoritarian Edition
Summary
<div>The White House East Wing didn’t fall—it got vibed out of existence. Trump’s building a ballroom fit for his ego, bulldozing history for a disco ball. In this week’s Elephant in the Room, Rick drags the Trump ballroom demolition 2025 mess like it’s an HGTV fever dream gone fascist. We’re talking $300 million in private “donations,” government accountability in shambles, and a former president who treats democracy like a side hustle. It’s giving Marie Antoinette-core, dripping in gold, and built on pure delusion. Tune in for a darkly hilarious breakdown of how Trump’s corruption and power trip just turned America’s most iconic building into his personal event space—because of course he did.<br />•<br />•<br />•<br />•<br />Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X and @therickwilson.bsky.social on Bluesky, and subscribe to his Substack at <a href="http://therickwilson.substack.com">therickwilson.substack.com</a>. <br /><br />Join the fight with the Lincoln Project at <a href="http://www.lincolnproject.us">www.lincolnproject.us</a> and follow LP on X at @ProjectLincoln. If you'd like to help us continue our critical work, visit <a href="https://action.lincolnproject.us/helplp">https://action.lincolnproject.us/helplp</a> to make a difference.</div>
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