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On Friday, the Department of Justice attempted to justify the need for President Donald Trump\u2019s much-demanded White House ballroom by making a claim that has raised some eyebrows. Trump needs the ballroom, says the DOJ, because of the threat of a missile attack against Air Force One \u2014 a threat received on the other side of the world, no less. <\/p>\n

Read more \u2018Tip of iceberg\u2019: Attorney\u2019s \u2018sleight-of-hand\u2019 unmasks alarming DOJ upheaval<\/a><\/p>\n

This is according to Politico senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein<\/u>, who posted, \u201cJUST IN: DOJ, in ballroom appeal to #SCOTUS, says July 8 threat of missile attack on Air Force One was an ‘assassination attempt’ on Trump.\u201d Gerstein attached a screenshot of the DOJ\u2019s appeal, which argues that Trump needs the ballroom due to a \u201cgrowing number of recent assassination attempts.\u201d In addition to the now much-publicized threat against Air Force One last month while Trump was visiting Turkey, it lists the attack during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the attempted shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, a possible shooter caught stalking the president at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, and a foiled plot to attack the UFC White House event with drones. <\/p>\n

The DOJ is appealing a court order issued last week that blocks the ballroom construction. In its majority opinion, the court declared<\/u>, \u201cExecutive actions that take control of that property out of the hands of the people\u2019s representatives while irreparably harming the historical and visual architecture of perhaps the most prominent public building in the United States seriously intrude on the public interest.\u201d Its ruling is temporarily on hold, however, while the Supreme Court hears the appeal. <\/p>\n

While Trump initially claimed he wanted the ballroom to host state functions, his rationale shifted to the need for increased security as the public and courts pushed back against the expensive project. After judges shot down the ballroom idea, he suddenly began referring to it as a \u201cMilitary Center\u201d in an attempt to redefine and justify it. Trump also initially said that the ballroom would be paid for by private donors, but it has since come out that taxpayers will foot the bill, which has ballooned to over $900 million<\/u>. <\/p>\n

The latest justification is based on the recent bombshell revelation that Trump had secretly switched planes during a visit to Turkey due to a supposed threat of a missile attack against Air Force One. Intelligence on the attack provided by Israel, however, was classified as \u201clow confidence<\/u>\u201d by the CIA, raising questions about the validity of the threat. Many commentators have pointed out other issues with the claim. <\/p>\n

Read more Trump asks Supreme Court to let him build ballroom<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAssume for the sake of argument there was a credible threat,\u201d noted<\/u> one. \u201cWhat does that have to do with the ballroom?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the heck does the ballroom really have to do with all this?!\u201d wondered<\/u> another. \u201cAbove ground work is the real issue anyway. Not the new underground bunker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSoooo,\u201d mused<\/u> another still. \u201cAccording to that logic how would a DC Ballroom protect the Orange Man-Frog in Turkey?\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Fed up Canadians demand expulsion of key Trump ally<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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