East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets (apnews.com)

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President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets.

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[-] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

In case anyone else is wondering about the awkward part, owners of news outlets are donating to the project. Washington Post has a pro-project take on it apparently too.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

Credit to the indentured team if they can find a way to spin that turkey into a pro-project stance. They must need silkwood-style showers when they get home, these days.

[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Bribes. Those are bribes. Not donations.

[-] yunglucifer@lemmings.world 2 points 6 months ago

Major news outlets are a tool of the ruling class to control what other people get to see and the context they get to see it in.

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