President Trump and Lawmakers Say Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Justifies $400 Million Ballroom

President Donald Trump and other politicians think the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday, April 25, exemplifies the need for a new ballroom at the White House.

“What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” the commander-in-chief, 79, wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, April 26.

“This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough!” Trump insisted. “While beautiful, it has every highest level security feature there is plus, there are no rooms sitting on top for unsecured people to pour in, and is inside the gates of the most secure building in the World, The White House.”

“The ridiculous Ballroom lawsuit, brought by a woman walking her dog, who has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately,” the billionaire added. “Nothing should be allowed to interfere with with its construction, which is on budget and substantially ahead of schedule!!!”

Other lawmakers who were at the dinner took to X expressing the same sentiment, including Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who wrote, “This event is yet another reason that President @realDonaldTrump’s ballroom should be built!”

Additionally, Democratic Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman posted on X, “That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS [Trump Derangement Syndrome] and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.”

As the National Enquirer previously reported, Trump demolished the White House’s East Wing in October to build his 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which, according to The New York Times, costs $400 million.

However, the Apprentice alum had run into trouble with construction, as the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit arguing that he needs approval from Congress, per The New York Times.

Judge Richard J. Leon agreed with the nonprofit organization earlier this month, telling the Trump administration, “National security is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity,” per the outlet. Following Judge Leon’s ruling, a federal appeals court has permitted the construction to resume while reviewing his decision.