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35. Trump Officials Sued for Plan to Repaint Eisenhower Building (1) Nov. 17, 2025, 10:01 AM CST
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:27 PM
13 hrs ago

This issue has been going on for a long time now.........



Trump Officials Sued for Plan to Repaint Eisenhower Building (1)


Nov. 17, 2025, 10:01 AM CST; Updated: Nov. 17, 2025, 1:00 PM CST

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/trump-officials-sued-for-plan-to-repaint-eisenhower-building

Daniel Seiden


President Donald Trump’s plan to clean, repoint, and repaint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House would violate several laws and must be stopped, a lawsuit says.

Painting the building’s gray stone facade white, without complying with the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act, would cause permanent harm to the National Historic Landmark, Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC and other preservationists told the US District Court for the District of Columbia in a Nov. 14 complaint.

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Cultural Heritage, a law firm committed to protecting historic places, says the building is in the National Register of Historic Places and serves as the anchor of the National Historic Landmark historic district near the White House.

On or about Nov. 10, the suit says, Trump stated during an interview that he planned to paint the building white and that it needed cleaning and pointing, as well.

But this plan, if it advanced, would run afoul of NEPA, which requires federal agencies to assess the environmental consequences of proposed actions before making decisions that will affect the environment, the complaint says...................







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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, as seen from the Washington Monument
on Nov. 14, 2025.
Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images


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A distraction? Brought by his lapdog, CBS Captain Zero Yesterday #1
I propose that... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #2
HOW can he not have MORE IMPORTANT THINGS to be concerned with ????? eppur_se_muova Yesterday #3
He is so out of his depth in foreign affairs and economic policy, all he focuses on is what he's always known... thesquanderer 19 hrs ago #13
He fancies himself an expert at renovation and design. forgotmylogin 16 hrs ago #20
He's a child. And everyone knows some_of_us_are_sane 21 hrs ago #4
EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES.... Bengus81 21 hrs ago #5
Gold trim!!!! AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #6
And another terrible idea resurfaces... yorkster 20 hrs ago #7
Ooh! That gives me an idea how we can keep him (more) distracted. tanyev 20 hrs ago #8
It is extremely sick that our country is dying and this man is concerned with redecorating!! Hope22 20 hrs ago #9
Trump originally said he wanted to "remodel" the East wing. Multichromatic 20 hrs ago #10
The upcoming Democratic president can quickly repaint it BLUE. KY_EnviroGuy 19 hrs ago #11
Doesn't he have more important things to do radical noodle 19 hrs ago #12
If he can't paint it... COL Mustard 19 hrs ago #14
I think Rebl2 18 hrs ago #15
*decorator. eggplant 16 hrs ago #19
daycorater. tacky tacky tacky. pansypoo53219 10 hrs ago #41
This building has been subject to criticism since 1957..... reACTIONary 18 hrs ago #16
_ LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #18
Yeah, like, that building... reACTIONary 16 hrs ago #22
Instead of wanting to destroy, renovate or paint the shit house kimbutgar 17 hrs ago #17
The proposal IS to paint it. Not destroy it.... reACTIONary 16 hrs ago #21
He had mused about this last November and was sued by similar Preservationist groups suing for the ballroom BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #24
Thanks. It looks like he is more involved .... reACTIONary 14 hrs ago #29
OT but BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #43
Thanks for the further information... reACTIONary 6 hrs ago #44
I grew up in an area of Philly that still has a lot of Victorian houses BumRushDaShow 52 min ago #46
Painting it will make it harder to maintain, water gets behind the paint, the stone can't breath Blues Heron 14 hrs ago #26
I don't think so. The proposal says that... reACTIONary 13 hrs ago #31
thats just bullshit, repainting that thing will have to be nearly continuous, whereas the granite is holding up fine. Blues Heron 13 hrs ago #33
Yeah, well, like, that's... reACTIONary 13 hrs ago #38
What's his cut? Icanthinkformyself 15 hrs ago #23
Could have been worse. He could have wanted it painted gold. n/t Emrys 14 hrs ago #25
;-{) White with touch of Neon Goonch 14 hrs ago #27
That's gotta be one of the least destructive ideas he's had in his second term. Unlike his other building/remodeling Fil1957 14 hrs ago #28
"You could even make an argument that it looks good." BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #32
This is the shit he spends his time on. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #30
An eyesore?! It's a beautiful building! 50 Shades Of Blue 13 hrs ago #34
Yeah, Paris is full of those "old eyesores". LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #37
Trump Officials Sued for Plan to Repaint Eisenhower Building (1) Nov. 17, 2025, 10:01 AM CST riversedge 13 hrs ago #35
Another anti-GOP campaign ad in the making Redleg 13 hrs ago #36
That's one behemoth building. John1956PA 13 hrs ago #39
Heh dipshit painting marble and slate white will make the building disintegrate faster turbinetree 12 hrs ago #40
It is characterized as slate colored, but.... reACTIONary 6 hrs ago #45
MAGIC paint. usonian 10 hrs ago #42
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