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Secret #WhiteHouseBunker undercuts #TrumpsBallroom lawsuit, ex-officials say

Noah Robertson and Dan Diamond
Mon, August 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM EDT

"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.

"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, according to three former officials.

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

"The bunker's existence, the former officials said, undercuts the Trump administration's emerging legal argument in the ongoing lawsuit over the $600 million ballroom complex's construction: that the facility must be completed due to its significance for U.S. national security.

"The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss elements of the secretive facility, some of which have not been previously reported.

"The Washington Post is withholding some details of the bunker and its construction in order to not compromise sensitive White House security protocols."

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