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Ballroom fight erupts with claims opponents are ‘treasonists’ * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. (Official White House photo by Molly Riley)

President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, funded largely by donors, on the site of the now-demolished East Wing of the White House already has been put before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Now he’s following up with a description of those who are opposing the capital improvement on the White House plaza, including its underground security facilities, as “treasonists.”

The project, estimated earlier to be $400 million donated by various groups, would give the nation a location for the cream of black tie events.

Those now often are held in tents on the plaza grounds.

A preservationist group, on behalf of a woman who occasionally walks in the neighborhood, sued Trump and got a ruling from a leftist judge to halt work.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained the function of the project, to replace unsafe canvas tents and unsanitary portable bathrooms used now.

“In my work with heads of state and foreign ministers, I am frequently hosted in reception facilities that are visually impressive and reflective of the wealth and beauty of the nations I am visiting. In the United States, by contrast, we currently lack the ability to hold large events of a similar magnitude on White House grounds for those same heads of state and foreign dignitaries,” he said.

“Instead, we must currently host such visits in plastic or canvas tents on the South Lawn with unsafe and unsanitary portable bathrooms and accommodations unbecoming of our national stature…Our foreign counterparts offer premier security arrangements for United States officials. It is imperative that we not only offer the same level of elite security services, but offer the world’s leading capabilities in an efficient manner on grounds over which we exert permanent control…We must obviously seek every reasonable means to mitigate both the more predictable risks, including weather and physical incursions, but also emerging threats…”

He continued, “The East Wing Project is essential to that defensive security posture. The Project is absolutely critical not only for the physical safety of guests, but also for advancing our diplomatic relations and the interests and standing of the United States in the world.”

Further, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine charged, “there is a valid military requirement for a secure, state-of-the-art facility that provides for the physical protection of the President.”

Trump took aim at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the group that sued.

These are the TREASONISTS that brought the suit against the Military Complex. They revealed Top Military Secrets!” he said. “‘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.”

Trump explained, “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. ”

He cited the justification for the lawsuit:

“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.”

Trump wrote, “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!”

Trump in an emergency petition has asked the Supreme Court to allow the work to continue.

Gregory Craig, of the trust, claimed there was no danger to the president or national security.

“Your assertion that this lawsuit put the President’s life at ‘grave risk’ is incorrect and irresponsible,” Craig wrote. “Simply put, this case does not jeopardize the President’s safety in any way.”

Trump pointed out the comments from Jay Clayton, director of National Intelligence, who said, “The Project is critical for ensuring the White House can serve as a secure location for the gathering of the President, gathering of senior government officials, and gatherings that further the interests of the United States. The Project on the Complex also will improve the level of protection and ability to manage and mitigate threats to the President and senior government officials and will enhance the handling, management, and utilization of IC information, including the conduct of IC-directed support to the Complex.”

Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh’s articles here.


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