Inside the newly renovated White House Situation Room

George Stephanopoulos goes inside the newly renovated Situation Room, which was revealed last fall after undergoing a $50 million makeover to keep up with changing technology.
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[@medupet1]

I would guess. Situation Room $5M. The Back or Operations Office/Room would be about $45M.

[@yvonneplant9434]

So what? Do you want this country to remain a global power or not?

[@augu9t]

did you hear what he had to say? lol

[@kendallevans4079]

@@yvonneplant9434 It's not, and hasn't been for a while

[@kendallevans4079]

Waste of money

[@warsurplus]

@@kendallevans4079 Wrong, we have the most powerful and advanced military and intel gathering of any nation. That power keeps the peace.

[@seanfleming7080]

Yall heard 50 million and just didn’t listen to what he said after. It’s not just a conference room but a whole complex. There’s more to it that is in place to keep the president and his staff safe while in there.

[@Soggafriendoflife]

Lol exactly. People hating on this. Who wouldn't want their government to have the best tech

[@darkchocolate3390]

Being ignorant on the internet intentionally is the new trend. If anything, $50 million is a bargain.

[@thomashong2938]

I wonder how much the new White House bunker deep under the North Lawn ended up costing. You know, the one the President would have to use if he can’t make it to the military bunker in Pennsylvania or the FEMA bunker on the Virginia/West Virginia border. The one that Ronald Kessler told the Washington Post of its existence.

[@derrrnsyoddrk5817]

the chairs looking nice

[@dezeagle1080]

For 50 million, it should of had adjustable wheels and arm rests

[@kilodeltaeight]

Given the amount of logistical and security-related work that would have been necessary to do this, $50 Million is a pretty good deal. Literally every nut, bolt, and screw that goes in a place like this has to be vetted and checked to ensure it’s not going to breach the security of the information discussed therein, to say nothing of being built in a bunker and designed to withstand some major damage and keep running. Like, this isn’t just some office conference room.

[@chrisf8855]

Whatever it cost, it was at least 5 times more than it should have cost, because that's how the government and their contractors do things in this country.

[@user-wq9gm9xr4v]

Corruption baby

[@causarumcognitio]

For all you know it can survive a nuclear blast. Stop talking you make the world dumber.

[@OG-Jakey]

Looks really classy. I like it.

[@Rockapotamus]

$50 million??? Can we get an itemized bill to see what exactly was upgraded? I always thought these kinda contracts go to the lowest bidder.

[@danjoto7359]

Well, he did say it is explicitly NOT just ONE room, but a whole complex. With all these other rooms and technologies considered, I do think $50m might not be that far of

[@SwagJaws]

I'm happy my taxes go to something like this. It's a complex series of rooms with some of the best technology in the world that needs to be safeguarded to the highest level.

[@gerardanderson9665]

​@@SwagJaws Sounded like a Fed

[@yvonneplant9434]

Why? You don't get to know what's in there. Ever. Hopefully it will help defeat anything Trump "shared" from the docs he kept.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@danjoto7359Wtf do you think is under the WH? It's an entire complex under it...probably since the Cold War.

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

Thank you for sharing.✌️

[@chriskane8625]

I thought Wolfe Blitzer was in the situation room.

[@sussyboy7043]

50 million = 10 percent for the big guy and his friends

[@Brouk331]

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[@Fienly0109]

The Newly renovated Situation Room got a new threat Artificial Intelligent

[@throwuout87]

Nothing about that is 50 million dollars unless some big contractor is in their back pocket

[@Djreactions831]

Remember they said that was just a room there a several other room plus there are a ton of classified things that weren't mentioned in the video.

[@thomasjcox]

I can see it maybe, but like the person above said, it’s somewhat possible, it’s not out of the realm of possibility but it is hard to believe.

[@jacobpolitte410]

This man doesn’t do construction, guys

[@lud3re384]

How bad is your attention span that you didn't notice the fact that they mentioned the situation room being whole damn complex that runs 24/7 keeping up with events around the world? It's not a diner table.

[@gamm8939]

You arent allowed to see what actually cost 50 million. All you are seeing is one of many rooms

[@ktkyt]

The book is truly incredible.

[@carsondanedixon]

I have hope and belief in the people that fill that room. The top advisors from every gov agency could make substantial change if desired. I still believe in this democracy. I'd say focus more on building infrastructure for the future. Plan ahead and try to make social program funding more cost effective.

[@gerardanderson9665]

Bot comment. Most decisions made in that room Killed Innocent civilians and wouldn't have been killed iF our Leaders cared about Morals and Dignity which ALL OF THEM DON'T

[@ithinkthonkthunk5333]

what democracy? USA 🇺🇸 is a Republic

[@David-qp5zy]

Nice.

[@eleleugochukwu6805]

This man should be president. He sounds like Obama

[@engahmednour5585]

50 Million to renovate one room

[@Vestegnenforlife]

Did you Watch the video? Its a whole complex not just one room.

[@bog6106]

Wait....something the govt does that I'm not completely at odds with. Cool room

[@user-bm9fo5kr1l]

@2:55 The computers in The Situation Room & at the White House run Windows??? That was definitely not something I expected.

[@CalvinGeorgeSisyphus]

The version of Windows the US government run is not the same one available to the public.

[@NinaRosado-wg3fh]

At least Robin tried when I was in that hate crime detention

[@gabriellamar2683]

Very nice and necessary! Unfortunately, we will not get to see most of the abilities and technology. God bless America, God protect our military

[@bustlinValorant-nm3tc]

I guess he really wasn’t lying about the moldy tile ceiling.

[@bustlinValorant-nm3tc]

The funni room is getting an upgrade 🎉

[@brianbrwa]

I wonder if maybe the coordination room were more neutrally trimmed it wouldn't feel like a submarines' fire room. And the room isn't usable for anti-terror. Empathic vampires are. I notice subtle rage. Just saying... find someone non-morelock to do this.

[@lzyaccurate7919]

Wow... Neat. Lol!

[@dray206]

Yall need to sit in that room and discuss stimulus checks

[@michaellewis4632]

No they don’t you need to get off your but and get a job I have 2full time jobs

[@tian_obia]

get a job you bum

[@FoziaRajput-gu5lb]

KY krna h Faisal k bta or Kya msalla ha

[@evangreen3080]

Could you make the walls black too? I’m still feeling a hint of humanity left in the room.

[@thunderdemonlover]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊We have to do many good things ❤

[@vaughnharris6404]

Ya like 35 trillion in debt and they decide to redecorate… and you jokers trying to make it sound sooooo important…

[@zekeb2888]

And send more billions to foreign governments and wars.

[@mpinchi3433]

@@zekeb2888 donald trump added 7 trillion in debt in 4 years. Funny how you aren't upset about that?

[@lastsovietspy]

Bro it’s just 50 million and the leather seems actually good

[@SwagJaws]

Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel. The situation room and the white house complex as a whole is one of the most important places on this planet. This wasn't redecorating, it was a full overhaul of technology.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

50 million doesn't do squat with 35 trillion in debt.

[@tarawhite4419]

Yeah

[@mikeohawk95]

For all of DC is a sacred national monument, which servived a fire as bad as the Chicago fire, and from pantagon ,White House, museums of Smithsonian, Jefferson Lincoln, Washington monuments , grand train station, Capitol Hill and more, a national monument to neve be torn down and be rebuilt times over and renovated,etc

[@freddymack2646]

Make sure to check everything 4 bugs😊

[@briangutierrez5635]

What does it say in the back made in China Taiwan Italy but a symbol in the US😂

[@josepheyes4597]

olympus has fallen

[@hagodi]

Imagine paying $50M to renovate a few office spaces. The walls are made of 18K Gold ? Emeralds and diamonds?

[@bjonkofficial]

The walls are probably the world’s most powerful faraday cage now. I’m not surprised it cost $50 million, especially for the whole thing to be kept under wraps.

[@verbalkint4258]

Are you willfully this ignorant? Are you aware of how secure this compound has to be in order for the president and his cabinet to gather there and discuss extremely classified, potentially world altering information and events? 50 million is cheap for this.

[@cboy0394]

@@verbalkint4258 Please enlighten us, how secure must it be and what exactly makes that level of security cost $50 million?

[@Camcam65ss]

They had to add handicap access for Biden

[@ELIRAXPRT]

Why is it so dark? I’d want that room bright to stay alert and awake

[@iscrampad2194]

It’s for Joe, he needs the best sleep until November.

[@Fieaumma]

Didn't you hear ?? He said "in this basement....."

[@germanfuentes9460]

@@iscrampad2194 😂😂

[@user-jw8bq1iq1j]

Any prolonged overstimulation of bright lighting makes for a tired brain relatively quickly, esp when under extreme stress. Hopefully the lighting inside is natural, to mimic natural daylight. President Biden needs this for his next 4 years of work 😊🇺🇸❤

[@maltlickytexas]

@@iscrampad2194Ok, MAGAt.😂

[@falconi0]

Nothing great i have a better confrence room in my office with natural light

[@Cbr978]

Wow brand new high tech room to make decisions and they still make shitty or no decisions.

[@lordbreadstick]

Newly renovated, what are they expecting to use it more soon?

[@Gpob89]

You read the news lately?

[@ryanheslop9831]

Well looks like Trump will have an excellent place to hold meetings in the situation room

[@Gpob89]

Trump benefitting off of someone else’s contributions certainly tracks with his character.

[@HebrewJerusalemBoy]

That’s not the real situation room

[@mandelleli]

This is the place where the biggest pots are being steered 😢🥱😣🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dreamweaver80]

Tax dollars well spent. Good lord it's no wonder his country is where it is.

[@x-men69-96]

I wish they use those renovated money for American homeless instead.

[@jordanslingluff287]

Wtf?

[@LadainianFoster1912]

Homeless people can get offf there ass get off drugs and get a job and work like the rest of us

[@AtillatheFun]

So you want the government to pay for drugs?

[@dezeagle1080]

Nah…Gavin gone take it all and put it in his personal non-profit organization

[@Waffwaff-8262]

Man in my state, multiple organizations did surveys, and it shows more than half choose to be homeless. Why should that group get money when they choose to be homeless

[@jonathancruz3360]

I wonder if it would be used anytime soon 🤔 😂... I'm glad we didn't pay for it. Oh wait, we did 😂

[@thomashong2938]

It has already been used.

[@joexavier4070]

Still lot of people think us is a world police, lmao

[@lembafranck3490]

Which country has the same military projection capability and the economic might in the world to be that police?

[@tian_obia]

Most people definitely don't, the US military presence around the world is still very large and widespread to help prevent or mitigate conflict between nations/regions/governments/etc. to help maintain stability in some very unstable regions that could break out into conflict and foster things like global terrorist organizations that want to attack the US and other nations. Just because the US isn't world policing as much doesn't mean they aren't still. You have no clue

[@michaeljoefish8115]

So that’s where my tax dollars went

[@iamteo7875]

He uses Biden as an example, then he says "diplomacy", "effective", "get up". I mean...😂

[@mvelilla12]

For people like you diplomacy is just Trumpy the traitor kissing Kim Jong-un & Putin 🍑

[@emilioa3676]

They getting ready

[@chrisf8855]

You mean "They be getting ready."

[@MatthewCabisada]

National government

[@teriscott685]

Did my tax dollars go for this

[@TheLordOfNothing]

Yes. They took $6.66 from your taxes to build this. Happy now?

[@Gpob89]

“MY tax dollars.” So arrogant.

[@drstrange9627]

“This is where the President makes decisions…where he was with the Russian/Ukraine invasion…” Well we all c how good of a job FJB is doing.

[@user-rc9dc3rb1u]

World war 3 in a year depends alot on this year

[@user-xk1sy9pl6z]

Depends.

[@crashbond4837]

50 Million? What a joke

[@michaellewis4632]

So this is about Israel not the new situation room

[@CalvinGeorgeSisyphus]

The situation room has caught up with Hollywood.

[@aapere4951]

Rooom where war is decisions are made... rooom of blood

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

ARES

[@Rjsauceda]

$100 to eat for two days

[@Punisher6791]

more like Biden's Nap Room lol.

[@munderscore1156]

And tRump's pants shitting room haha

[@travisabr1294]

He's a winner. You're a loser.

[@sehajpreetsingh6266]

soo creativee

[@Punisher6791]

@@sehajpreetsingh6266 oh boo hoo, go complain somewhere else.

[@sehajpreetsingh6266]

@@Punisher6791 stormy daniels had a situation with trump in that room 😉

[@kennethbandola6908]

I wish 🙏 my son will become the President of United States of America in the future.

[@tfiaquatics]

Thanks for renovating it for trump

[@dtxgmoney]

Whoever it's for they need the best to make the best decisions. Unfortunately we've seen the kind he's made. Joe keeps us safe.

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

Not like Trump's ever left anything better than he found it

[@alexc9638]

@3seven5seven1nine9 How’s that “you ain’t black” administration been working for you?

[@Sekou156]

Too dark like my basement. 50 😮

[@cschmitz100]

This is so cool! ❤

[@Eyedbythetiger]

One room $50 million? Give me a break.

[@mvelilla12]

The Situation Room is not just one “room” is a complex of offices and secured facilities.

[@Eyedbythetiger]

@@mvelilla12 still seems over priced. 50 million will get you one hell of an office building.

[@AtillatheFun]

@@EyedbythetigerNo. $50 million will not get a secure office building with real-time monitor capabilities and com-links.

[@abcdz1able]

The level of ignorance is astonishing. Did you even listen to what was said? It’s way more than just a room! Way much more complex than you’d comprehend.

[@Eyedbythetiger]

@@abcdz1able like office furniture and servers?

[@andrewlotfalla]

Thanks for fixing it for trump

[@PaulB-eq5bx]

Where does Leo McGarry sit?!

[@Typical187-]

The room of shoe size iq's 😂 WEAK AND INEPT ROOM😂

[@kylesnage]

What?

[@MJVH777]

Do you guys see each other demons, in each others hair, when you talk to one another? Just curious...

[@legion6532]

It looks like the rooms from BO2 😦😧

[@user-xk1sy9pl6z]

Oh look everybody, there's Joe's diaper changing table!

[@dailylifewithsteve4460]

They getting prepared

[@robertbirch5676]

This is where George worked on the bimbo eruptions

[@danielvandermerwe7921]

Just in time for Trump to get back

[@peteregan3862]

By White House you surely mean in the basement of the Executive Office Building or the Treasury off ice building where most White House staff actually work???

[@kendallevans4079]

$50 million? Come on! Home Depot/Lowes materials!......I can do it with a couple friends for a million!

[@tarawhite4419]

Well there's where some more of our tax dollars went

[@Cowboy-bo1km]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏼

[@user-wq9gm9xr4v]

So sleepy Joe can sleep there, good

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Somnus

[@luisabarca9431]

Trump is gonna love it when he returns to the oval office 🫶🏻

[@user-jk8xg3xf2e]

I guess that’s why Biden wants to raise the taxes

[@catotacatota6852]

FJB WORST ADMINISTRATION EVER👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@ThatColin]

You should pick up a history book if you actually think that bullshit

[@MCProductionsAU]

Jake needs to let the combover go. Just go bald, honestly it’s as bad as trumps combover

[@ithinkthonkthunk5333]

this guy is the Big Chief of the Executive Branch for obummers covert 3rd term.

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

Wasn’t it just renovated a few years ago? What did the add, a diaper genie for Biden?

[@TheLordOfNothing]

Back in 2006 it was renovated. Basically think of using Windows Vista to run the country.

[@e5b7-wr811ouhih]

50M $ for this is ridiculous, and I'm a generous progressive !!!

[@ryancholmes]

It's a whole complex with a complete technology overhaul. Didn't you listen to anything that was said? It was only 6:38 long. It's probably the most secure room in the world! $50million is a steal for that!

[@JTSunriseMusic]

Where the lies are made

[@RicardoFloresRicardo]

all bottlenecked because of sleepy joe

[@LucrStvn]

The smoke and mirrors room

[@iloveamerica007]

50 million dollars on a ROOM?

[@Waffwaff-8262]

Bro. They literally said it's just not one room at 0:47

[@ryancholmes]

It's a whole complex with a complete technology overhaul. Didn't you listen to anything that was said? It was only 6:38 long. It's probably the most secure room in the world! $50million is a steal for that!

[@DrThunder7775]

Nice for them to do that for Trump when he comes back

[@electronsd]

It's for the current and any future presidents. and plus Trump can't be president forever.

[@billyb5847]

Stop wasting our tax dollars! Let’s get more WHouse planes too why we are at it! Really??

[@Yasinburak1992]

$50M!!! Fire all those people

[@flexpostal]

OMG this is more than just that room! is the tech behind all of that !

[@RoeRoe123]

Donald Trump spent $24 Million taxpayer 💰 for REFRIGERATORS for AF1.

[@lynneuribeross2695]

Gag!

[@alasdairhicks6731]

Just in time for Trump!

[@amochswohntet99]

Inside the newly *bugged* White House Situation Room

[@FearMongeringSells]

Trashy room. Trashy news.

[@rolmaguiland21]

😂😂😂 another SECRET DIS CLOSE 👋🤗😊

[@yvonneplant9434]

Enhanced security ... by showing it on the internet. Smh.

[@TheChrisgralnic]

Try to hack their video feed and you'll see the money