The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization created by Congress to preserve historic buildings, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to stop the construction of an ostentatious Ballroom in what was until recently the East Wing of the White House.

Since he returned In Washington, the idea of ??dancing in a luxurious ballroom worthy of the great European courts has been on President Donald Trump's mind ever since. Since March, he hinted at plans to alter the appearance of the official residence by building a ballroom, and after meeting with the heads of more than two dozen corporations, including major American tech companies, he secured contributions of over $200 million to cover the entire construction costs. The controversial aspect of the matter is that the head of state ordered the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make way for his project. This action provoked enormous discontent among defenders of architectural landmarks, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which decided to express its disapproval through a legal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The organization argues that the construction project is “illegal” and demands an immediate halt until the federal administration complies with review processes, including a period for receiving and analyzing comments from civil society.

Carol Quillen, president and CEO of the plaintiff group, noted that no president can demolish parts of the White House “without review.”

“No president has the legal authority to demolish parts of the White House without any review, not President Trump, not President Biden, not anyone else.And no president has legal authorization to build a ballroom on public property without giving the public an opportunity to weigh in. President Trump’s efforts to do so must stop immediately, and work on the ballroom project must be suspended until the defendants complete the required reviews—which should have been done before the defendants demolished the East Wing and began construction of the ballroom—and obtain the necessary approvals,” he emphasized. The lawsuit, in addition to being directed at the head of state, also includes the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, the General Services Administration, and their respective leaders.