Trump slams ‘radical left group of lunatics’ after judge blocks White House ballroom construction

WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump criticized the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Tuesday, March 31, calling them a "radical left group of lunatics whose funding was stopped by Congress in 2005," after a federal judge blocked construction of the White House ballroom, ruling that it cannot proceed without congressional approval.

He argued that the group is unfairly targeting a project that is "under budget, ahead of schedule" and being built at no cost to the public, aiming to create one of the finest buildings in the world.

Trump defends projects as under budget, ahead of schedule

Trump defended his construction projects, saying they are being completed faster and more cheaply than expected.

He stated, "The National Trust for Historic Preservation sues me for a Ballroom that is under budget, ahead of schedule, being built at no cost to the Taxpayer, and will be the finest Building of its kind anywhere in the World."

He also mentioned his work on the former Kennedy Center, now renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, noting that the group had previously sued him for launching a major reconstruction of the Washington performing arts complex without obtaining the necessary congressional approval.

He called the project "a show of Bipartisan Unity, a Republican and Democrat President!" where he is simply "fixing, cleaning, running, and 'sprucing up' a terribly maintained, for many years, Building, but a Building of potentially great importance."

Trump questions Trust silence on Fed building overruns

The president questioned why the group is suing him but not the Federal Reserve over its own construction issues.

He claimed the Trust "is not suing the Federal Reserve for a Building which has been decimated and destroyed, inside and out, by an incompetent and possibly corrupt Fed Chairman."

Trump complained that the Fed’s building is "BILLIONS over budget, may never be completed, and may never open," yet the preservationists have remained silent while the "beautiful walls were ripped down, never to be built again, but the National 'Trust' for Historic Preservation never did anything about it!"

Trump blasts double standards over lawsuits, cites rail failure

Trump also pointed to the high-speed rail project in California as a major disaster that the National Trust has ignored.

He asked if the group has "sued on Governor Gavin Newscum's 'RAILROAD TO NOWHERE' in California that is BILLIONS over Budget and, probably, will never open or be used."

He argued that it is unfair for his projects to be blocked while expensive failures continue without legal challenges.

He concluded by saying it is strange that his projects, which are "among the most magnificent Buildings of their kind anywhere in the World," face lawsuits while "all of the many DISASTERS in our Country are left alone to die. Doesn't make much sense, does it?"