Trump Rails Against ‘Treasonists’ Who Oppose His Ballroom

If we could give only one piece of advice to our readers, then we would urge them to find someone who cares about them as much as Donald Trump cares about his ballroom.

As we have previously documented, the president likes to make himself feel good (and give us insights into his decaying mental state) at the end of the work week by posting AI slop and his various musings on his social media site.

Trump did so once again on Friday before turning in for the night at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, ahead of a weekend filled with “executive time,” aka “golf.”

In addition to some highly Islamophobic posts labeling Muslim Democrats as “jihadists,” and claiming that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is “coming for your home and your belongings,” the president also sought to reassure Americans (and himself) that the war in Iran is going well, compared himself to World War II generals George Patton and Douglas MacArthur, and once again suggested that he wants to run for an unconstitutional third term in 2028.

However, most of Trump’s “truthing” was dedicated to his most precious project and top priority: the White House ballroom.

It’s been a rough month in that regard so far. Last week, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that, since Congress never approved it, construction on the massive (and massively expensive) ballroom must be stopped.

The administration has appealed that decision to the Trump-friendly Supreme Court, which may just side with the president — not because the law is on his side but rather because there is now an unsightly hole where the White House’s East Wing stood before it was torn down last year.

Perhaps because some actual lawyers explained to Trump that what he did was illegal and the ballroom is in real jeopardy, the president has been changing his tone recently.

Instead of simply talking about all of the marble and the chandeliers he wants to install, he is now emphasizing the project’s national security aspect, i.e., the subterranean “integrated military complex” that is part of the construction.

“The lower section does not work without the upper section and, likewise, the upper section does not work without the lower,” Trump wrote in a 500-word rant in which he labeled the people who sued the administration “treasonists” and attacked one of them personally.

However, the president failed to explain why a secure military facility needs to be covered by a ballroom and not, for example, a putt-putt course, a permanent octagon for UFC fights, or a replica of the former East Wing.

Trump also made several administration officials write testimonials to explain why the ballroom is needed.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for example, claimed that the project is “absolutely critical not only for the physical safety of guests, but also for advancing our diplomatic relations and the interest and standing of the United States in the world.”

Right, clearly the reason why the US is losing allies and respect across the globe is the lack of a grand ballroom.

Rubio wasn’t the only high-ranking official to debase himself in service of the project.

New Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton also weighed in, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine stressed the need for a “state-of-the-art facility that provides for the physical protection of the President and the command, control, and communication capabilities necessary for the President to carry out his Commander-in-Chief responsibilities over the United States Armed Forces anywhere across the globe at any time.”

Clearly, that requires a ballroom-covered bunker and not, for example, a situation room of some sorts in one of the world’s most secure buildings.

While neither we nor Congress, which could just authorize this boondoggle, are convinced that all of this is necessary, Trump seems certain that George Washington would be.

His late-night social media spree included several AI-generated posts in which he is depicted giving a tour of the ballroom to the first American president.

Now, there might be those who think Trump’s time would be better spent on dealing with the affordability crisis that he exacerbated with his war in Iran and his tariffs.

Not us. We believe that a costly vanity project Americans disapprove of is exactly the kind of thing he should be focusing on, so we encourage the president to keep posting through his feelings whenever he can.