President Trump accused the National Trust for Historic Preservation of revealing 'Top Military Secrets' and called its members 'treasonists' in a Truth Social post, as his administration asked the Supreme Court to lift an injunction blocking aboveground construction of a White House ballroom complex. He offered no evidence the group disclosed classified information.
The administration describes the project as an integrated military complex with a rooftop 'DronePort,' bomb shelters, sniper positions and five stories of underground facilities, arguing it's essential to presidential security. The Trust says it was never shown details of the underground structure and has called the administration's claims about endangering the president's life 'incorrect and irresponsible.'
A federal appeals court previously upheld an injunction on aboveground work while allowing underground security construction to continue; the administration says the project is 65% complete and wants the Supreme Court to suspend the injunction before it takes effect Aug. 21. The Trust accuses officials of racing construction to outrun the courts.
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