{"id":2606694,"date":"2026-05-25T14:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-motion-to-restart-wh-ballroom-project-after-second-assassination-attempt-in-a-month\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:37:24","slug":"trump-files-motion-to-restart-wh-ballroom-project-after-second-assassination-attempt-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-motion-to-restart-wh-ballroom-project-after-second-assassination-attempt-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Files Motion to Restart WH Ballroom Project After Second Assassination Attempt in a Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-files-motion-to-restart-wh-ballroom-project-after-second-assassination-attempt-in-a-month%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump is asking a federal court to remove an injunction that has blocked construction on a planned White House East Wing \u201cballroom\u201d adn security project. He argues that the courts are delaying critical upgrades to protect presidents and other attendees, pointing to recent violence near the White House-most recently a Saturday night shooting in which the attacker was killed by Secret Service-and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned\/\" title=\"... strikes defiant tone after another ...: &#039;I can&#039;t be concerned&#039;\">prior security incidents<\/a> during his public life and campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The filing, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, says the ballroom project is necessary for national security and describes it as providing a \u201csafe haven\u201d during attacks. It also contrasts the proposed facility with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >current temporary events held<\/a> in South Lawn tents, which it claims offer little protection, and outlines planned hardened security features such as missile- and drone-resistant structures, ballistic\/blast-proof glass, military-grade systems, and bomb shelters.<\/p>\n<p>The project has been stalled after a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with Obama-appointed Judge Richard Leon previously issuing a preliminary injunction that required congressional approval.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump is again pushing back after another violent incident near the White House, arguing that the courts are now standing in the way of critical security upgrades on the property.<\/p>\n<p>In a  post on Monday morning, Trump d a six-page legal filing signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche asking a federal court to lift an injunction blocking construction on the White House East Wing ballroom and security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/building-white-house-ballroom-shouldnt-partisan-issue-horrific-whcd-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The filing came after a shooting outside the White House on Saturday night in which the attacker was killed by Secret Service agents.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came just weeks after another armed man attempted to rush into the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner with apparent plans to kill Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Those threats follow the two assassination attempts Trump survived during the 2024 campaign, including the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where the president was shot in the ear and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-gives-final-verdict-trump-shooter-thomas-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly killed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team argued that the latest shooting proves exactly why the White House project is necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AAG Blanche has filed an urgent filing updating the court of the necessity for the White House Ballroom Project after a second assassination attempt on President Trump in less than a month.<\/p>\n<p>The court must immediately vacate their injunction and dismiss the lawsuit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PDmWNRMjhx\">pic.twitter.com\/PDmWNRMjhx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JKash \ud83c\udf4aMAGA Queen (@JKash000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JKash000\/status\/2058882976025379107?\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRUMP: Posts DOJ filing signed by Todd Blanche in case 1:25-cv-04316-RJL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnzs3AmUc6\">pic.twitter.com\/nnzs3AmUc6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump Truths (@trumptruthsbot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trumptruthsbot\/status\/2058876109832532287?\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The project has been <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5821834-national-trust-challenges-trump-ballroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied up in court<\/a> after the National Trust for Historic Preservation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/national-trust-historic-preservation-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-doj-rcna342338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued<\/a> to stop construction on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-wing-demolition-continues-history-of-white-house-renovations\/\" title=\"East Wing demolition continues history of White House renovations\">privately funded ballroom<\/a> and East Wing expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Obama-appointed Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Richard_Leon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Leon<\/a> issued a preliminary injunction halting most construction, arguing that Trump needed congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s team blasted the ruling in Monday\u2019s filing.<\/p>\n<p>The document argued that the facility is being built \u201cfor the physical safety and security of all Presidents, their families, staff, Foreign Dignitaries, and guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The filing also described the project as a national security necessity.<\/p>\n<p>According to the document, the facility would provide a \u201cSAFE HAVEN\u201d during attacks and major events.<\/p>\n<p>The filing warned that White House events are currently held in temporary South Lawn tents that are \u201cmade of plastic or canvas\u201d and have \u201cvirtually no ability to stop a bullet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The document also revealed several security features planned for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Those include \u201ca heavy 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