Judge questions government power as Trump administration defends demolition of White House East Wing for UFC arena
By
Sidney Blumenthal
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Summary
The article covers a legal case brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation against Donald Trump's decision to demolish the East Wing of the White House to build a 154ft-tall UFC Freedom 250 fighting cage structure. A judge questioned whether the government could bulldoze the Statue of Liberty without recourse, and the government's attorney affirmed that position. The article uses this case as a lens to critique the Trump administration's approach to governance, privatization, and the erosion of democratic norms.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIf the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty – the people whose ancestors that was the first thing they saw coming to this country, but the government moved too fast – nothing can be done?
I think that's right, yes.
sudden, unilateral, and unlawful decision
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