America is in crisis.

Indeed, the entire world is in a grave state.

But stunningly, despite the constant flow of news that immerses us all daily, we have been blind to our plight. Until now.

Perhaps it was the sheer number of headlines screaming of disaster and mayhem that left us oblivious to this newly identified and profound threat we face. Here at home, millions are struggling with high prices, healthcare coverage (and the shuttering of vital medical research programs), unprecedented social division, the collapse of our institutions, unprecedented inequality, corruption and multiple insidious attacks on the rule of law and on democracy itself.

Around the world there is war, famine, millions who will die because of the end of U.S. aid programs, bulwarks of global security crumbling, a new global nuclear arms race, next generation perils from AI, pandemics, climate crisis, alliances at risk, the rise of autocrats, demagogues, hate mongers and super-empowered thieves.

Yet, for all that, we did not understand that among the very worst problems we face is one that, once understood, offers an immediate solution.

We do not have enough golden ballrooms.

We did not understand the essential nature of golden ballrooms.

We did not understand the massive benefits to society and government that flow from golden ballrooms.

But now, thanks to the vision and monomaniacal commitment of just one man to framing and addressing this problem, surely we are on the verge of rising up and meeting the moment.

That man, of course, is U.S. President Donald J. Trump. He understood this crisis long before anyone else. And then, recognizing how adrift and oblivious the world was, he sought to address it. He brought unique skills to the task. He has built many golden ballrooms in his life. He travels in circles filled with billionaires who live much of their lives in golden ballrooms and who appreciate them. Occasionally, because he is a man of the people, he has introduced others in global society—mere millionaires, for example, and recently pardoned felons, foreign intelligence operatives and oligarchs from around the world—to his ballrooms.

Committed to illustrating the scale of the challenges we face, he envisioned a mega-golden ballroom, a project so large none could miss its significance. He reached out to major corporations and political donors, and gave them the opportunity not only to participate in his project but also to........

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