拜登在《人物》专访中批特朗普拆东翼建宴会厅「有损国家尊严」
华盛顿消息：前总统乔·拜登在《人物》杂志 13 日刊出的专访中批评特朗普总统对白宫的改建，称拆除东翼、兴建大型宴会厅等举措像是为自己树碑立传。现年 83 岁的拜登在特拉华州威尔明顿的家中接受采访时说，白宫和椭圆形办公室里添置的金色装饰同样令人不安，「几乎和白宫与椭圆形办公室墙上的金条一样令人不安」。他质疑特朗普的判断力，称拆掉东翼、改动白宫的做法服务于总统留下个人遗产的愿望，「我认为这有损国家尊严」。
特朗普的改建计划还包括把玫瑰园传统草坪换成铺路石、在南草坪修建直升机停机坪，以及兴建一座规模预计超过白宫现有建筑的大型宴会厅。拜登在专访中还谈到特朗普拟在华盛顿兴建凯旋门、毗邻阿灵顿国家公墓的计划：9 名肯尼迪家族成员已于 10 日向法院递交动议，要求加入挑战该项目建设的诉讼，称拟建建筑可能遮挡肯尼迪家族墓地与永恒之火的视线。拜登同时表示，他最怀念的是白宫的工作人员，称白宫是「人民的房子」。他对中期选举中民主党的表现表示满意；其回忆录《答应我，美国》将于 11 月 17 日出版。
Biden, in People Interview, Says Trump's East Wing Demolition for a Ballroom Is 'Beneath the Country'
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized President Trump's White House renovations in an interview published by People magazine on Nov. 13, saying that tearing down the East Wing to build a large ballroom amounts to erecting a monument to himself. Biden, 83, speaking at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, said the gold décor added to the White House and the Oval Office was also disturbing — "almost as disturbing as the gold bars" on the walls — and questioned Trump's judgment, saying the demolition and alterations serve the president's wish to leave a personal legacy: "I find it beneath the country."
Trump's plans also include replacing the Rose Garden's traditional lawn with paving stones, building a helipad on the South Lawn, and constructing a ballroom expected to be larger than the existing White House building. Biden also discussed Trump's planned triumphal arch in Washington near Arlington National Cemetery: nine members of the Kennedy family filed a motion on Nov. 10 seeking to join a lawsuit challenging the project, arguing the structure could block views of the Kennedy gravesites and the Eternal Flame. Biden said what he misses most is the White House staff, calling the White House "the people's house." He said he was pleased with Democrats' performance in the midterm elections; his memoir, Promise Me, America, is due out on November 17.
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