BREAKING: WE LOVE IT! Preservation group REFUSES a White House request to drop its lawsuit against Trump's ballroom in the wake of the alleged assassination attempt over the weekend.
Trump tried to exploit the incident and it went over like a lead balloon...
“I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter requesting that the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States (‘National Trust’) dismiss the above-captioned lawsuit,” Gregory B. Craig, a lawyer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, wrote in a letter to the Justice Department.
“That lawsuit seeks to require the President to secure authorization from Congress—as mandated by the Constitution and federal law—before undertaking further construction on the proposed ballroom. The National Trust respectfully declines the invitation to dismiss,” he added.
Trump's DOJ asked the group to abandon its lawsuit on Sunday, citing the "extraordinary events" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner during which a gunman allegedly attempted to gain entry to the event to target Trump officials.
Immediately after the incident, social media was flooded by prominent MAGA influencers and Republicans like Meghan McCain screeching that the alleged attack proves that Trump needs his ballroom. The digital push was so uniform, sudden, and widespread that it seems likely that the messaging was pushed by the administration through secure group chats.
Trump himself rushed to hold a press conference after the dinner was aborted. Rather than using the opportunity to apologize for his own inflammatory rhetoric or attempting to turn down the national temperature, he launched into a rant about why he needs his ballroom.
Of course, the Correspondents' Dinner has absolutely nothing to do with Trump's wasteful $400 million ballroom. The event was hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association, not the White House itself, so even if the ballroom were already built it would not have been hosted there.
Furthermore, the only thing that this incident proves is that Trump's security was lax. This is an administration characterized by incompetence from top to bottom. This is just another example of that trend.
Earlier today, Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that taxpayers might actually end up footing the bill for the ballroom rather than the corrupt corporate donors that Trump originally touted. That must be a complete nonstarter. It's bad enough that Trump has torn down a historic section of the People's House. We aren't paying for his hideous vanity project.
We commend the National Trust for Historic Preservation for refusing to cave to this craven pressure campaign. Don't back dowm!
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