Trump Claims Demolishing White House Is National Security, Obviously

KEY POINTS

•The Trump administration argued on Monday that continuing East Wing demolition is essential for 'security concerns.'
•Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn claimed pausing construction would hinder protective duties without specifics.
•The National Trust sued to halt the ballroom project, but demolition already happened and construction advances are planned through April.

On December 16, 2025, the Trump administration filed a 36-page magnum opus arguing why tearing down the president’s emergency bunker-hiding East Wing to build a massive ballroom is a matter of utmost 'security concerns.' Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn warned halting construction would somehow endanger his agency’s 'statutory obligations'—though he wouldn’t say how. Meanwhile, the National Trust cried foul, insisting no president can bulldoze the White House for a dancefloor without pesky legal reviews. In true Trump style, the demolition is already done, above-grade work only starting next April, making historic preservation groups shout 'too late bro!' Meanwhile, the Executive Office coolly preps draft drawings to submit at their leisure. Security theater meets midlife crisis in federal construction.

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Mockingbird News

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When your White House ballroom expansion gets labeled a 'national security' emergency, you know democracy's official Floor Is Lava game just hit hardcore mode.

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