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468.</a></div> 469<p class="wp-block-mj-blocks-mj-headers"></p> 470 471 472 473<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><span class="section-lead">âI am the code.â </span></p> 474 475 476 477<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So said President Trump to the first architect working on the new White House ballroom being built on the ruins of the building’s East Wing, scoffing at his concerns over possible fire, health<strong>,</strong> and safety violations. The architect, James McCrery II, left the construction project last October after Trump repeatedly ignored his warnings in favor of a preliminary design the president preferred, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/09/23/i-am-code-trump-clashed-with-ballroom-architect-over-safety-issues/">a <em>Washington Post</em></a> investigation released Wednesday. </p> 478 479 480 481<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Building codes, the president claimed, donât apply to the White House. That’s wrong. Federal agencies <a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3312&utm">are required to</a> follow federal standards unless it would â<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/national-security-9-11-trump/">adversely affect national security</a>,â as the<strong> <em>Post</em> </strong>reports and as multiple items of congressional legislation <a href="https://www.access-board.gov/buildings.html">establish</a>. The president’s argument: The Executive Residence, the president’s home and workplace in the White House, is not bound by the same rules as the rest of the White House.</p> 482 483 484 485<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> 486<blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6qd2ccuk2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifzsoxbzeaixopnkzp7bupnr7ywzzzwiqlxrbhk3js7htkcarum5a"><p lang="en">The first architect of the White House ballroom resigned after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on de
486signs that violated fire and safety codes, the Washington Post reports.âI am the code,â Trump said www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio…</p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau?ref_src=embed">Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mw6qd2ccuk2y?ref_src=embed">2026-09-23T12:24:53.546Z</a></blockquote>
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486 487</div></figure> 488 489 490 491<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As funny as it is to imagine Trump delivering the line like Sylvester Stallone declaring â<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MGTKYa4vdI8">I am the law</a>!â in <em>Judge Dredd</em>, the presidentâs reported tunnel vision with respect to the ballroom is one more episode in a series of ego-fueled beautification endeavors costing taxpayers millions of dollars: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-algae-reflecting-pool-lincoln-memorial-paint-chips-repair/">the Reflecting Pool</a>, <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/trump-triumphal-arch-construction-lawsuit-drones-snipers-weapons-military-complex/">the Triumphal Arch</a>âthe list goes on. </p> 492 493 494 495<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And as I <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/the-reflecting-pool-mess-is-right-out-of-trumps-destructive-playbook/">wrote back in June</a>, many of these construction projects seem to follow a similar playbook: They inevitably go awry, exhibit the building version of <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/maralago-face-conservative-girl-makeup-brutal-aesthetics-of-maga-trump-gaetz-guilfoyle/">Mar-a-Lago face</a>, or lead to unfulfilled promises by Trump (often all of the above). After some private dealingâincluding a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/30/trump-ballroom-built-under-secret-500m-no-bid-contract/">$500-million no-bid contract</a>âa federal appeals court ruling that the administration <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-court-ruling-1528247275ec6103da892d271d4ee883">must stop construction</a> due to a lack of congressional approval, and now a reportedly sweeping disregard for health and safety in a building <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/trump-keeps-using-national-security-to-do-what-he-wants-war-dissidents-environment/">supposedly required for</a> “national security,” the ballroom may become the shining example.</p> 496 </article> 497 498 <footer class="entry-footer"> 499 500 <div class="newsletter-signup grid" id="article-footer-newsletter-signup"> 501 <div class="col-12"> 502 <h3> 503 <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 164 110" style="enable-background:new 0 0 164 110; max-width:1.8rem;" xml:space="preserve"> 504 <path d="M0,0.48v109.22h163.84V0.48H0z M81.92,64.62l-68.27-41.6l5.69-9.33l62.59,38.14l62.59-38.14l5.69,9.33L81.92,64.62z"></path> 505 </svg> 506 Looking for news you can trust? 507 </h3> 508 <p><em>Subscribe to the</em> Mother Jones Daily <em>to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.</em></p> 509 </div> 510 <div class="col-12"> 511 <section class="newsletter-signup grid"> 512 <div class="sailthru-signup-widget ns-inner col-md-12 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 col-xxs-12"> 513 <div> 514 <span class="sailthru-signup-widget-close"><a href="#sailthru-signup-widget">Close</a></span> 515 <div class="sailthru_form"> 516 <div class="success" hidden="hidden">Thank you for subscribing!</div> 517 <form 518 method="post" action="#" class="sailthru-add-subscriber-form" 519 data-ga-label="ArticleFooterNewsletterClick" 520 data-ga-category="MidpagePromo" 521 id="mj-sailthru-subscribe-id--1" 522 > 523 524 <div class="sailthru-add-subscriber-errors"></div> 525 526 <div class="sailthru_form_input form-group"> 527 <label class="visuallyhidden sailthru-widget-label G59DC">G59DC</label> <input type="text" placeholder="G59DC" name="G59DC" value="" class="sailthru_G59DC" /> 528 </div> 529 530 <input type="hidden" name="sailthru_nonce" value="1d04335fc8" /> 531 <input type="hidden" name="sailthru_email_list" value="Newsletters,Fundraising_Emails,Sponsored_Emails" /> 532 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="add_subscriber" /> 533 <input type="hidden" name="source" value="EndOfArticle" /> 534 <input type="hidden" name="lo_event_name" value="" /> 535 <input type="hidden" name="reset_optout_status" value="" /> 536 <input type="hidden" name="hide_title_status" value="" /> 537 <input type="hidden" name="site_key" value="6LezQfIrAAAAABpD_zOoBPI9FPJFwXmhgzSU393K" id="siteKey" /> 538 <input type="hidden" name="captcha_token" value="" id="sailthruToken" /> 539 <input type="hidden" name="email" value="" autocomplete="off" /> 540 <input type="submit" name="commit" value="Sign Up" /> 541 </form></div></div>
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