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President Donald Trump fired off an unhinged Truth Social post late Friday night, accusing a nonprofit organization of treason because it sued to stop the construction of a White House ballroom.
Last week, a federal court sided with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the Trump administration over the construction. The court ordered Trump to halt the project because it has not been approved by Congress. The Trust is a privately funded nonprofit that says it has “led the movement to save America’s historic places” for more than 75 years.
Construction of the ballroom began last year on the site where the East Wing stood until Trump ordered it demolished.
In his incredibly long post, the president referred to the nonprofit as “TREASONISTS” and somehow insisted that the organization revealed military secrets. Trump reiterated his claim that the ballroom is absolutely “vital to our National Security”:
These are the TREASONISTS that brought the suit against the Military Complex. They revealed Top Military Secrets!
“The National Trust for Historic Preservation” is a beautiful name, but even their name is fake because when they add the words “in the United States” to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it makes it sound like a Governmental Agency, which it is not. In fact, the United States refused to continue funding it in 2005 because they strongly disagreed with their mission and objectives. They are very bad for our Country. They stop many projects that are worthy, and hurt many others. In this case, they are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members. They were asked by the United States Military not to bring this suit because of the Top Secret nature of the important facility being built. They were shown detailed plans and specifications of this knitted, unified, and cohesive structure by Top Officers and Leaders in both the Military and Secret Service. But this did not deter them because they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS, as noted by Democrat Senator John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania. The lower section does not work without the upper section and, likewise, the upper section does not work without the lower. It is all one highly integrated unit.
The then President of the National Trust, who brought the case, Carol Quillen, had no background in Historic Preservation, and has been replaced, unanimously, effective immediately. This is similar to her departure from Davidson College, where she was, likewise, dismissed, but the people of our Country are forced to live on with her bad decision, especially that of revealing to everyone, including our enemies throughout the World, the Top Secret Military features of the Building that are already built, and/or under construction, such as the DronePort, which occupies the entire roof.
There is absolutely no argument that a woman walking her dog in the vicinity of the White House has STANDING to stop such a desperately needed National Security structure for the people of the United States of America, as it will provide Presidents, current and future, a secure space to do their jobs, especially when she never saw the Building, because it had not risen, and she had no rendering, or pictures of the Building because they, also, were in the formative stages of production. This woman is not a “walker,” she is an activist, or serial plaintiff, who is involved in much other frivolous litigation throughout the City. In fact, whenever the National Trust files a lawsuit, she seems to be involved. So, she walked at the site of the White House, where there was no Building, and it bothered her, but she also walks in front of all of those other places, where she must also be bothered, and hence, additional court cases? She has no Clearances, or expertise whatsoever, in National Security, Defense, or required protections for the President. She has absolutely no standing to be involved in this case and, in fact, her name is not even mentioned as a plaintiff in the case! It is this kind of gross and flagrant abuse of our Courts that is exactly why Americans are losing faith in our System of Justice. It is so bad for our Country! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump has taken a personal interest in several construction and renovation projects in Washington, D.C., including the ballroom. Last year, he clashed with the architect over the size of the new structure. James McCrery II expressed concern to Trump that the 90,000-square-foot structure would dwarf the White House, which is 55,000 square feet. In December, Trump fired McCrery.
The president has claimed that no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom – whose estimated costs have gradually increased – because it would be funded entirely via private donations. However, the project, which now carries a $600 million price tag, most of which is being footed by taxpayers, according to invoices viewed by The Washington Post.
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