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The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued Donald Trump on Friday, claiming he unlawfully destroyed part of the White House. By law, the White House is not his personal property and any proposed changes to it have to be reviewed by the National Capital Planning Commission. He also violated the law requiring an environmental study first. The Trust is asking the court to ban any construction work until the case has been fully adjudicated. That could take years.
Carol Quillen, CEO of the Trust, said the organization doesn't object to a ballroom outright, only to Trump's bypassing the process to make sure the public has a say in it in order to protect a building that belongs to the people.
A WaPo/ABC News poll shows that 56% of Americans oppose the ballroom and 28% support it. Support is much greater among Republicans, with 62% in favor of it, while 88% of Democrats oppose it. (V)