Blanche revamps push for Trump's ballroom after White House shooting
Key takeaways
- Blanche, in a federal court filing on Sunday, argued the incident underscores the critical need for top level, state of the art security at the White House, including the Ballroom.
- The $400 million project, he wrote, would allow Trump to perform his constitutional duties in a safe and heavily secured facility.
- The shooting occurred at just after 6 p.m.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Blanche, in a federal court filing on Sunday, argued the incident underscores the critical need for top level, state of the art security at the White House, including the Ballroom. The filing was in support of the Justice Department s position in a lawsuit brought forth by the National Trust for Historic Preservation late last year, which seeks to block the ballroom s construction.
The $400 million project, he wrote, would allow Trump to perform his constitutional duties in a safe and heavily secured facility.
The shooting occurred at just after 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, when an individual pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the Secret Service.