{"id":11233,"date":"2025-08-05T20:33:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=11233"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:35:07","slug":"demokratie-brennt-und-trump-besichtigt-seinen-neuen-ballsaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/demokratie-brennt-und-trump-besichtigt-seinen-neuen-ballsaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy is burning - and Trump is inspecting his new ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Texas is in a state of political emergency and the national question of democracy is becoming sharper and sharper, Donald Trump strolls across the roof of the White House and inspects the place where his new ballroom is to be built. It is an image that could hardly be more symbolic of the division of the country, the simultaneity of power games and political ignorance - and the ease with which a president places his personal prestige projects above the crises of state life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin118.webp?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin118.webp?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin118.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin118.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin118.webp?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives are leaving the state to prevent the Republicans from redrawing the electoral districts. They are denying the Republicans a quorum and thereby paralyzing the work of the legislature. Thank you, Texas House Democrats!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin119.webp?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin119.webp?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin119.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin119.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/batch_The-Kaizen-Blog-Online-Magazin119.webp?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\"It is time to fight back,\" says James Talarico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Illinois, far from the Texas Capitol, the Democratic representatives from Texas who have left their home are gathering to block a vote on the redistricting desired by Trump. With this maneuver, the Republicans want to cement their dominance in the upcoming congressional elections and maximize Trump\u2019s chances in the 2026 midterms. But the Democrats have barricaded themselves and are mobilizing: DNC Chairman Ken Martin said in Chicago that the party is \u201cbringing a knife to a knife fight\u201d and warned that Texas is a \u201ctest case for the whole country\u201d and a \u201cmodel for other red states to lie, to cheat, and to steal the win.\u201d Illinois Governor JB Pritzker went even further. Trump\u2019s move is \u201cnot democracy - that is not America.\u201d He mocked the leadership in Texas as mere order-takers for the president: \u201cWhen Donald Trump calls, they say: \u2018Yes, sir, right away.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/x-downloader.com_3hRLn1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, scenes are playing out in Washington that magnify the absurdity of political everyday life under Trump like a burning glass. After a walk on the roof of the White House, where he casually exchanged a few words with reporters, Trump said he had just \u201cstretched his legs a bit\u201d - and on the other side of the building was \u201cthe new ballroom.\u201d Only in July had the White House announced that construction of the 200 million dollar hall would begin in September. It is the first structural expansion of the presidential residence since the Truman Balcony in 1948. Alongside Trump, James McCrery, the architect of the project, was also seen on the roof. \u201cJust another way to spend my money for this country,\u201d Trump said with a smile. \u201cEverything I do is financed by me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/x-downloader.com_z4F4VF2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is this contrast that so starkly divides America today: While some are defending their democracy with all their might, the president is inspecting his future ballroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Investigative journalism requires courage, conviction \u2013 and your support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/unterstuetzen-sie-unser-arbeit\/\" style=\"background-color:#cb07ae;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">Support Kaizen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"spotlight,topstory,trump-s-world\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1754426020\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Demokratie brennt \u2013 und Trump besichtigt seinen neuen Ballsaal\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W\u00e4hrend Texas im politischen Ausnahmezustand steckt und die nationale Demokratiefrage immer sch\u00e4rfer gestellt wird, flaniert Donald Trump \u00fcber das Dach des Wei\u00dfen Hauses und inspiziert den Ort, an dem sein neuer Ballsaal entstehen soll. 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