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Leavitt Says Trump Can Tear Down Jefferson Memorial if He Wants [View all]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/leavitt-says-trump-tear-down-193613093.htmlThe White House has suggested that President Donald Trump may have the authority to tear down the Jefferson Memorial or any other federal building without planning oversight.
As dramatic photos showed the full extent of Trump’s East Wing demolition on Thursday to make way for his $300 million ballroom, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the oversight process for the controversial project.
Earlier this week, the White House had claimed the reason it didn’t submit construction plans to the National Capital Planning Commission—which oversees major renovations of federal buildings in Washington—was because the commission has oversight over construction, but not demolition.
Asked if this meant the president could demolish anything he wanted, such as the Jefferson Memorial or the West Wing, Leavitt replied: “It’s not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That’s a legal opinion that’s been held by the NCPC for many years.”
As dramatic photos showed the full extent of Trump’s East Wing demolition on Thursday to make way for his $300 million ballroom, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the oversight process for the controversial project.
Earlier this week, the White House had claimed the reason it didn’t submit construction plans to the National Capital Planning Commission—which oversees major renovations of federal buildings in Washington—was because the commission has oversight over construction, but not demolition.
Asked if this meant the president could demolish anything he wanted, such as the Jefferson Memorial or the West Wing, Leavitt replied: “It’s not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That’s a legal opinion that’s been held by the NCPC for many years.”
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