“"The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well,"

“"An above-ground slab and topping structure is needed to ensure that key underground structures with a security purpose are properly protected and strengthened,"

“Trump said the complex goes six stories deep and that the ballroom itself features a "drone-proof" roof and a "drone port."

“We have the most important things: a roof over our heads, food, water and, in my case, medical care,

“Trump himself has pointed to the "massive complex" being built underneath the ballroom.

“"You would think that on the 17th day of the war that he would have maps of the Middle East or maps of troop deployments — who knows,"

Maggie Haberman

The New York Times' reporter

Axios · Aug 13
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“the 20 residents initially taken to a leisure centre had been moved to a hotel early on Thursday morning.

“"The East Wing Modernization Project is inextricably tied to the security of the President, the White House grounds and the certain security infrastructure assets,"