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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Philadelphia DA Krasner Vows to Blow Up Trump's White House Ballroom in 10 to 15 Years
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 26

Philadelphia DA Krasner Vows to Blow Up Trump's White House Ballroom in 10 to 15 Years

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26

Summary

  • Larry Krasner said Tuesday he would keep a ballroom fragment as a paperweight after "we blow it up," adding the demolition would happen in an "official ceremony" in 10 to 15 years.
  • The remarks came as Krasner attacked Trump's overhaul of a slavery exhibit at George Washington's historic Philadelphia home, where the administration replaced slave-focused panels with broader U.S. history displays under a March executive order.
  • A federal appeals court recently sided with the Trump administration in that dispute, ruling Philadelphia had no legal right to control content at the federally owned site, though Krasner said the memorial's educational content would endure.
  • The White House defended the ballroom as part of needed renovations before the nation's 250th anniversary, while the Secret Service said it investigates anything that could be perceived as a threat to protectees.

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What legal precedents govern massive, legally disputed architectural expansions to historic federal structures like the White House?
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