Secret White House Bunker Undercuts Trump’s Lawsuit

“President Donald Trump has claimed that the White House needs a massive new ballroom because it would provide him and future presidents with a secure, hardened facility. But former officials say the argument fails to acknowledge that the presidential complex already has one,” the Washington Post reports.

“More than a decade ago, federal officials built a highly protected bunker, embedded deep underground, that can shelter the president and his top aides in a national security emergency.”

“The facility, which was secretly completed during the Obama administration, can house dozens of people for up to multiple weeks… It’s buried more than 60 feet underneath the White House complex and built to withstand a nuclear blast, ensuring the president and his team have a secure command center to run the country in times of extreme duress.”