{"id":778,"date":"2026-06-17T17:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=778"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:12:36","slug":"trump-doj-claims-alleged-ufc-assassination-plot-justifies-building-his-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=778","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ Claims Alleged UFC \u2018Assassination\u2019 Plot Justifies Building His Ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe repeated assassination attempts and plots against President Trump and those around him demonstrate the National Security imperative for a bullet proof, drone proof Ballroom to protect the President, all future Presidents, their Cabinets, staffs, families, and guests,\u201d DOJ attorney Brett A. Shumate wrote in the government\u2019s letter to the court Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=776\">Allbirds Changes Name To Smartbird\u2014Stock Skyrockets Again After AI Pivot<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What to Watch for<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the federal appeals court could rule on the fate of Trump\u2019s ballroom, but construction on the structure has been allowed to move forward while the judges deliberate. If the courts ultimately approve the project, Trump <u>said<\/u> in May he thinks the ballroom would likely open in the fall of 2028.<\/p>\n<h2>Big Number<\/h2>\n<p>$600 million. That\u2019s how much the ballroom is now anticipated to cost, according to internal contractor estimates <u>reported<\/u> Tuesday by The Washington Post\u2014far larger than the initial $200 million price tag initially announced for the project, which then went up to $400 million. While Trump originally promised the ballroom would be paid for through private donations, the Post reports internal communications show taxpayers are actually paying for slightly more than half of the ballroom\u2019s total cost, largely through the Secret Service and White House Military Office. Trump has more recently claimed government funding will only be used to cover parts of the building that are dedicated to security functions, while the actual ballroom will only be privately funded. Experts cited by the Post suggested that\u2019s not really possible, given it\u2019s all one structure, and it\u2019s \u201cinevitable\u201d that parts of the ballroom will end up being publicly funded.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Trump\u2019s planned 90,000 square foot ballroom, first <u>announced<\/u> last summer, has become a major source of controversy for the president, with an April poll <u>finding<\/u> 56% of Americans oppose the construction project. The lawsuit opposing the structure was brought by the nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation, which argues the executive branch does not have authority to construct the new ballroom without congressional approval, and that the ballroom and destruction of the previous East Wing harms people who enjoy the White House\u2019s grounds and appreciate its history. The Trump administration has fought the litigation, arguing construction is already too far along for the project to be stopped by the courts. Judge Richard Leon  against the government in March, writing that while Trump is the \u201csteward\u201d of the White House, he is \u201cnot the owner,\u201d and \u201cno statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have\u201d to build the ballroom. The federal appeals court has allowed construction to continue in the meantime, though multiple judges expressed skepticism about the government\u2019s position when they heard <u>arguments<\/u> in the case earlier in June.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=774\">Ozempic Linked To Lower Risk Of Violence In New Study<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>Alleged UFC Plotters Were Angry About Epstein Files, Affidavit Says<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><u>Trump\u2019s DOJ Argues They Could Tear Down The Statue Of Liberty Without Legal Repercussions<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><u>Trump Reignites White House Ballroom Push After Shooting At Correspondents\u2019 Dinner<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=772\">SpaceX Shares Drop 6% In First Decline Since Historic IPO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI announced Tuesday it had arrested five people for allegedly planning to attack the UFC fight at the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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