1. El origen del conflicto: La demolición del Ala Este.
El National Trust for Historic Preservation inició acciones legales contra el presidente Donald Trump y diversas agencias federales tras la demolición no autorizada del Ala Este de la Casa Blanca para dar paso a un costoso salón de baile.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued Trump and a number of federal agencies to stop construction of the ballroom, noting that Trump skipped reviews and approvals that were required by law.
- In December, the National Trust sued Trump after he razed the East Wing originally constructed in 1902 and expanded during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency to make way for what Trump says will be the finest ballroom in the country.
2. El fallo judicial que detuvo la construcción.
Un juez federal emitió una orden de paralización de las obras sobre el suelo, recordando que el presidente es únicamente el administrador temporal de la Casa Blanca y no su propietario.
- A federal judge blocked the Trump admin from doing construction above ground on the controversial WH ballroom.
- I have concluded that the National Trust is likely to succeed on the merits because no statute comes close to giving the president the authority he claims to have. 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!
3. Presiones del Departamento de Justicia tras el tiroteo.
El Departamento de Justicia intentó presionar al National Trust para que retirara la demanda, utilizando un tiroteo ocurrido en la cena de corresponsales como justificación de seguridad nacional, argumento que fue rechazado por los conservacionistas.
- DOJ demands National Trust drop WH ballroom lawsuit, claiming its endangering Trump's life.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation refused to drop its lawsuit challenging Trump's 400 million White House ballroom, rejecting a Justice Department demand following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
4. Reacciones y ataques de Donald Trump en redes sociales.
Donald Trump utilizó sus redes sociales para atacar la legitimidad del National Trust, calificándolos de lunáticos de izquierda y cuestionando el nombre de la organización.
- Trump assailed the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the group that brought the suit, as radical left lunatics.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a beautiful name, but even their name is fake because when they add the words "in the United States" to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it makes it sound like a governmental agency, which it is not.