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WH shooting: Trump slams ‘ridiculous’ ballroom lawsuit by woman walking her dog: Who is Alison K. Hoagland?
Trump criticized a woman for filing a lawsuit against his ballroom project, arguing it would improve security at the White House
President Donald Trump expressed his anger towards a woman, asserting that the incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner would not have occurred had his cherished ballroom project been completed.
Trump vented his frustrations on Truth Social, commending the Secret Service and law enforcement for their prompt response in safeguarding him and the First Lady during the gunfire incident. "This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House," the POTUS said. “It cannot be built fast enough!”
Trump clarified that the ballroom would incorporate "every highest level security feature there is," yet a “ridiculous” lawsuit was filed against the project by a woman who was walking her dog. Trump stated that the lawsuit, which “has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately.”
“Nothing should be allowed to interfere with with (sic) its construction, which is on budget and substantially ahead of schedule!!!” he continued.
Earlier this month, Trump asserted that no future president would be secure at the White House without the ballroom. He further stated that a judge “is attempting to prevent future Presidents and World Leaders from having a safe and secure large scale Meeting Place, or Ballroom.”
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Who is Trump talking about? Meet Alison K. Hoagland
The lawsuit to which Trump is alluding is initiated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which does not mention a woman walking her dog. In reality, the person at the centre of the lawsuit is Alison K. Hoagland, an architectural historian. According to the Daily Beast, she does not own a dog and is not a party to the lawsuit.
Who is she?
She is an architectural historian and serves as a board member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1949, which is committed to safeguarding historic sites across the United States.
Her involvement in the lawsuit:
She contended that the construction of the White House ballroom adversely affects her aesthetic enjoyment and obstructs her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park.
A federal judge concurred that she possessed the legal standing to file a lawsuit, thereby enabling the injunction (a temporary suspension of construction) to be issued.
What judges say
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had previously mandated “a halt to above-ground construction until the East Wing overhaul gets congressional approval,” according to CBS News. However, an appellate court has subsequently permitted construction to proceed until at least early June.
In his decision, Leon stated, “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!”
