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The Trump administration says the reinforced underground shelter being built under a new White House ballroom is designed to protect against modern threats. The project-announced as a 90,000-square-foot facility-was challenged by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a federal judge ruled Trump can\u2019t proceed without congressional approval even though private funds are covering parts of the work. <\/p>\n

In court filings, the Department of Justice reported details from Secretary of the Army Dan driscoll describing how the bunker structure could withstand a precision drone strike and arguing that keeping the president on-site during a threat is tactically better than evacuating. The article also notes that an earlier bunker installation existed<\/a> under the East Wing during Franklin D. Roosevelt\u2019s era and that Trump has described the ballroom as closely tied to a large military complex underneath it, including claims about reinforced windows and overall security. <\/p>\n