Donald Trump's wild 24 hours as he claims his ballroom is 'essential for national security'

Donald Trump's wild 24 hours as he claims his ballroom is 'essential for national security'Donald Trump is facing obstacles everywhere he looks in his plans to turn Washington DC into a gaudy monument to himself - not least of which is a federal judge blocking his ballroomCommentsNewsopinionMikey Smith Deputy Political Editor22:23, 16 Apr 2026View ImageTrump claimed the ballroom is "essential to national security"(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump is facing obstacles everywhere he looks in his plans to turn Washington DC into a gaudy monument to himself.‌His plan for a vast vanity ballroom on the side of the White House has been derailed by the small matter of it being illegal. And a short walk away, plans for his 250 foot tall "Triumphal Arch" - known locally as the Arc De Trump - have hit some serious objections, mainly because it's enormous, hideous and for some reason has lions on it, which are not indigenous to the United States. Who knows whether either plan will ever see the light of day, which is presumably one of the reasons Trump has been so keen to skip town and visit somewhere he's more comfortable - Vegas, baby. Trump is there to big up his "no tax on tips" policy, which is understandably popular with a lot of local workers. Fun fact about Vegas - there are so many people working in the service industries there that the streets around the strip have a third rush hour between midnight and 1am, when casino shifts change. The other thing Vegas has a lot of, which Trump doesn't seem so keen to talk about is undocumented workers. If Trump carried out his promise of mass deportations in Sin City, it would most likely sink into the desert.‌Meanwhile, in Trumpworld‌Trump says his ballroom is 'essential to national security'He suggests Epstein victims 'or whatever' don't want to testify, actuallyHe might go to PakistanHe continues to beef with the PopeRFK Jr cut the penis...