The Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) on the Left is the stuff of legends. We laugh but it is no joke. TDS is deadly serious and, quite frankly, dangerous for the average American. The brand new, Big Beautiful Ballroom and upgraded bunker underneath don’t directly affect average Joes and Jills but the Left kvetching about it pollutes our air. This pollution is part of the zeitgeist of the Trumpian Era.

It wasn’t nearly enough for the Left to bedevil Donald Trump and his family with lawfare. It wasn’t enough for Maxine Waters and her ilk to try to chase the Trump team out of restaurants. It’s not enough for the No Kings crowd to try to thwart the will of a PRESIDENT elected by the will of the people.

The Left is for darn sure not going to let Trump get away with building that Big Beautiful Ballroom at the White House. Or to upgrade and refurbish the Presidential Bunker underneath the Ballroom.

A bunker to protect Donald Trump, underneath his massive and vulgar ballroom? NOOOOOO!

ABC News's The View just learned the White House has a bunker, claim Trump will hold out there when he refuses to leave https://t.co/wOu9ZjWz6S

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) March 31, 2026

From the Washington Post:

A federal judge ordered a halt to construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, ruling that Trump lacks authority to fund the estimated $400 million project through private donations.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon disagreed with the Trump administration’s argument that the president has broad authority to make changes to the White House without congressional approval, including projects on the scale of his planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” Leon wrote in a 35-page ruling issued Tuesday afternoon.

“No statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have,” he wrote.

Leon, an appointee of President George W. Bush, also wrote that Trump has not identified a law that allowed him to demolish the White House’s East Wing last year without congressional approval.

He stayed his order for two weeks and ruled crews could continue construction necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House.

Within hours, the Trump administration notified the court it would appeal Leon’s decision, which the White House called “egregious.”

The Big Beautiful Ballroom goes with the neoclassical style of the White House. The bunker underneath is being redone. It’s been there since Franklin Roosevelt’s day.

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Trump confirmed Sunday night aboard Air Force One what critics scrambling to kill his White House ballroom project…

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) March 30, 2026

From Wikipedia:

The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC, PEE-ock) was a bunker underneath the site of the East Wing of the White House complex. It served as a secure shelter and communications center for the president of the United States and others in case of emergency.

The original White House bunker was built during World War II to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the event of an aerial attack on Washington, D.C. It was continually upgraded during its operational life.[1]

The PEOC space had modern communications equipment, including televisions and phones to coordinate with outside government entities. During a breach of White House security, including violations of the Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone (P-56 airspace), the president and other protectees were to be relocated to the executive briefing room, next to the PEOC. The PEOC was staffed around the clock by joint-service military officers and non-commissioned officers.

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In 2025, CBS reported that the PEOC was planned to be upgraded by the White House Military Office.[7][8]

In January 2026, CNN reported that the PEOC had been demolished in October 2025, along with the rest of the East Wing, to make way for a new PEOC with more modern technology. Little is known about the upgrades, but White House director of management and administration Joshua Fisher stated at the National Capital Planning Commission that the project will deliver “resilient, adaptive infrastructure aligned with future mission needs.”[9] While the technology inside the original PEOC had been upgraded throughout the decades, the infrastructure still dated to the 1940s.

I don’t care who the President is, he should be protected. End of story. I have been in the Legislative bunker underneath the Greenbrier Resort. You do go down a long road through to a tunnel to go into the bunker. When we finished the tour, we went out through the cooking school dining room. The guide showed us where the blast proof doors were hidden in plain sight.

It was so awesome. Here is more from Elle Decor:

While Trump has not been shy about sharing architectural renderings and scale models for the above-ground portions of the neoclassical ballroom, which is being designed by architect Shalom Baranes, little is known about the new bunker. However, Trump confirmed that the project will house a new super-secure facility. “The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well,” Trump told reporters on Sunday while aboard Air Force One, before Judge Leon put the project on hold.

The Secret Service has also weighed in, testifying that completing the project was a “necessity,” per the Times. Regardless, Judge Leon ruled that the project be paused. “While I take seriously the government’s concerns regarding the safety and security of the White House grounds and the president himself, the existence of a ‘large hole’ beside the White House is, of course, a problem of the president’s own making!” he wrote in the ruling.

Any other details, such as which branches of the armed services are involved, remain unanswered. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a brief response when asked about the bunker on Monday. “The military is making some upgrades to their facilities here at the White House, and I’m not privy to provide any more details on that,” she said.

I know it won’t be possible but I would like to tour this bunker, too. We don’t deserve Donald Trump or his plans.

TDS sucks.

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