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Justice Department asks trust to drop White House ballroom suit
Key Points
  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation refuses to drop its lawsuit against the White House ballroom despite Justice Department pressure.
  • Trump administration justifies the ballroom as a security measure following a shooting at the Washington Hilton.
  • Bipartisan support from lawmakers like Jim Jordan and John Fetterman contrasts with ongoing legal opposition.

' Trump wrote on Truth Social that the shooting would never have happened with the ballroom under construction, which he said has 'every highest level security feature' and is inside the White House gates. Republican Rep. ' Democratic Sen.

' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the case for the project during her Monday briefing. It remains unclear whether the trust will ultimately drop the lawsuit or whether the ballroom requires congressional approval.

will ensure the safety and security of the President for decades to come and prevent future assassination attempts on the President at the Washington Hilton.

Brett Shumate, Assistant Attorney General

What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,

Donald Trump, President of the United States

This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough! While beautiful, it has every highest level security feature there is plus, there are no rooms sitting on top for unsecured people to pour in, and is inside the gates of the most secure building in the World, The White House,

Donald Trump, President of the United States

obviously would be much safer location for these types of events.

Jim Jordan, Republican Representative from Ohio

That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.

John Fetterman, Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania
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