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Miles Archer

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Fri May 15, 2026, 10:14 AM Yesterday

Batsh*t crazy Trump DOJ filing says National Trust for Historic Preservation has TDS & ballroom is "a gift to the U.S." [View all]

The Trump administration's Justice Department filed a reply brief Wednesday that reads less like a legal document and more like a late-night tweet storm, accusing the National Trust for Historic Preservation of suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and declaring the proposed $400 million White House ballroom "a gift to the People of the United States."

The seven-page filing this week, signed by Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr., asks a federal judge to issue an indicative ruling that would dissolve an injunction currently blocking above-ground construction on the project — and it doesn't hold back.

"The 'National Trust for Historic Preservation' — which, again, is not a government agency of any type — never once denies that its lawsuit is motivated by an irrational desire to stop anything associated with President Donald J. Trump, which even Democratic elected officials have labeled as 'Trump Derangement Syndrome,' or TDS," the filing opens.

The brief even cites Sen. John Fetterman's X post, urging the Trust to "drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom," as a legal footnote.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-calls-ballroom-gift-to-the-people-while-blaming-trump-derangement-syndrome/

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