The American public volubly aired its opposition to US president Donald Trump's plans to build a $400m, 22,000-sq.-ft ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing of the White House in an hours-long online meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) on Thursday (5 March). Led by White House staff secretary Will Scharf, who previously worked as Trump's personal lawyer, the commission is the final procedural hurdle the project needs to clear before construction can begin.
"The White House stands not only as a residence of the for the nation's chief executive, but as an enduring emblem of the of democratic restraint, architectural elegance and the collective will of the people for over two centuries, its neoclassical facade, designed by James Hoban, and designed through careful evolutions, has symbolised a government of modesty and accessibility, unadorned by the gilded excesses of monarchies past."
The decision initially gained support from Colorado business leaders, Governor John Love, and even the Nixon White House. However, it wasn't long before public opposition emerged. Led by State Representative Richard Lamm and the group Citizens for Colorado's Future, they argued that hosting the Olympics would place an unnecessary financial burden on taxpayers and the environment. The Denver Olympic Organizing Committee and its inability to manage the growing costs led to a significant loss of public confidence.
Our immigration system does need to be fair if we want to maintain that binding contract that politics is built on, otherwise it undermines trust, undermines people's faith that we're on their side and their belief that the state can and will work for them. And that is why today I am announcing this government will make a new, free of charge digital ID, mandatory for the right to work by the end of this Parliament.
The president is so excited about fixing up D.C. All new grass, sprinkler systems, our monuments, getting rid of the graffiti! And that's what people are loving. You only hear from the minority who are out there screaming and yelling that they don't want this. But the people of D.C. are actually thanking our officers, all of our federal, state, and local officers when they are out there all night long fighting to keep America safe.