Donald Destroyed Historic Art to Build Trump Tower

[kpete]

Link to tweet

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/trump-files-when-donald-destroyed-priceless-art-build-trump-tower/

[El Mimbreno]

1. Like the Vandals sacking Rome.

Now he's trying to vandalize the entire country.

[alittlelark]

2. Pics of the huge art deco friezes 45 destroyed

[MagickMuffin]

3. They ARE/WERE beautiful

I love art deco!

And he couldn't wait 2 weeks. 2 WEEKS!!!

Thx for posting these, alittlelark

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. And replaced it with an absolutely putrid, soulless building.

Seriously, even objectively speaking without regards to the name on the front of it, Trump Tower is ugly as shit.

[Maeve]

5. I was just posting another article on that story

here's the final paragraphs that say everything you need to know about his articstic "tastes"

“There is nothing I would like to do more than give something to a museum,” he said in a recent interview. Why? “I’ve always been interested in art.” A visitor observed that there was no art in Mr. Trump’s office. The developer considered this for a moment. Then, with a smile, he pointed to an idealized illustration of Trump Tower hanging on one of the walls.

” ‘If that isn’t art,’ Mr. Trump said, ‘then I don’t know what is.’ “

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/18/trumps-first-media-controversy-is-a-really-great-story/