The Trumpification of Washington Continues

<p>On this week’s Dream City Podcast, Cuneyt and Tom (happy 80th!) take stock of the many ways President Trump is physically reshaping Washington.</p><p></p><p>They talk about the two-year Kennedy Center renovation, new blinged-out images of Trump’s White House ballroom, and plans to surround Lafayette Park with a new fence.</p><p></p><p>00:00 Trump’s Two-Year Kennedy Center Makeover</p><p>07:13 Gold, a Six-Story Bunker, and Trump’s New White House</p><p>11:32 The Fight Over Fencing Off Lafayette Park</p><p>15:38 National Guard Deployment Becomes a Long-Term Reality</p><p>18:52 Whatever Happened to Washington’s Quiet August?</p><p>21:01 Trump’s IndyCar Race Takes Over the National Mall</p><p>24:54 Vacation Talk + Tom Sietsema’s Bowser Dinner</p><p></p><p>The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town.</p><p></p><p>Music credit: Highway 430 by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/381497" target="_blank"><b>Blue Dot Sessions</b></a></p><p></p><p>The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.</p>