TRUMP REBUILDS DC WITH NEOCLASSICAL GOLD AND GLORY #
Neil Flanagan stands on a corner in the District, watching the scaffolding rise like a new religion. The architect and public historian is witnessing the transformation of a city once defined by grey bureaucracy into a gilded showroom for the second term of Donald Trump. It is not merely a political shift; it is a total aesthetic takeover. The White House ballroom is slated for a total overhaul, and the reflecting pool is being resurfaced to meet the standards of…