As the world’s attention has focused on events in Minneapolis, after the second fatal shooting by US immigration agents in less than a month, Donald Trump chose instead to write a lengthy Truth Social post about the ongoing construction of his new White House ballroom.
“I’m building, on top of everything else that I am doing, one of the greatest and most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the World, with more than 300 Million Dollars of Great American Patriots’ money,” he wrote in a 450-word post.
The US President added: “Making such a large gift to the U.S.A. was thought to be, by almost everyone, ‘A WONDERFUL THING TO DO’ — But no, as usual, I got sued, this time by the Radical Left National (No!) Trust for Historic Preservation, a group that couldn’t care less about our country!”
Last year, Trump announced that the White House did not have enough room for hosting events. In October, work got underway to knock down the historic East Wing, built in 1902, to make way for an enormous ballroom.
The project sparked fury, with heavy machinery seen demolishing the historic building. Trump had previously said that the existing structure would remain intact.
In December, the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit to stop the construction on the basis that the Trump administration had violated federal review processes and bypassed Congress by demolishing the old East Wing.
Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on 20 October, last year (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty)A judge is expected to issue a ruling in the coming weeks, which could hamper Trump’s hopes that the ballroom will be finished while he is still in office.
According to Trump, however, stopping the construction would be “devastating to the White House, our country, and all concerned”.
Trump’s decision to focus on his ballroom rather than divisive events elsewhere in the country seems to be part of a familiar playbook – aimed at distracting attention from more damaging domestic news by turning the narrative to something he thinks will unite his supporters.
But there are questions over whether the American people really care about the White House ballroom.
David Andersen, an associate professor of US politics at Durham University, said that “while Trump is really enamoured with the idea of a ballroom, the American public largely doesn’t care. They have bigger concerns.”
Andersen told The i Paper: “The general optics, I think, are awful. Even his core supporters, I think, are going to struggle to see the development of a ballroom as something essential right now.”
People pay their respects at a memorial site for Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by federal agents on 24 January in Minneapolis (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty)ICE shootings in Minnesota
The harrowing footage of Alex Pretti being shot by federal agents while pinned on the ground, coming barely two weeks after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot in her car, has created a challenging news cycle for the Trump administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said ICE agents “responded according to their training, and took action to defend the officer’s life and those of the public around him”, but many who have watched the footage have a different take on events.
Trump has not commented directly, but has posted on Truth Social, calling on Tim Walz, Minnesota’s governor, and every Democrat governor “to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our nation’s laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of division, chaos, and violence”.
He has made vague promises to “review” everything that happened in relation to Pretti’s death, but has also taken the time to post about the “massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud that has taken place in Minnesota”.
However, there are signs that Trump’s attempts to change the narrative are having little impact. Demonstrations have taken place across the US and the mood is darkening.
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Meanwhile, former US Presidents have condemned the shootings.
Meanwhile, former US presidents have condemned the shootings.Barack Obama, alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama, put out a statement saying that: “It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”
Bill Clinton said: “Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to we the people.”
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