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Philadelphia DA says he'll keep piece of Trump's White House ballroom 'after we all blow it up'

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Philadelphia DA says he'll keep piece of Trump's White House ballroom 'after we all blow it up'
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday he was going to keep a piece of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom as a paperweight "after we all blow it up. Chanley Painter reports on the legal battle surrounding White House ballroom construction after an appeals court blocked the project.

Only people who suffer from a severe and incurable disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome would find a problem with that," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Krasner, who has previously called Trump a fascist and said he would hunt down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, made the comments while speaking at George Washington's historic home in Philadelphia during the city's annual slavery commiseration, according to WCAU.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP When reached by Fox News Digital, Nate Herring, the U.S. Secret Service's lead public affairs specialist, said, "The U.S. Secret Service investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees.

Construction is proceeding after the Supreme Court issued a stay allowing the project to continue while facing a legal challenge from historic preservationists. "In about 10 to 15 years, we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces," Krasner said, according to video footage obtained by WCAU.

There will not be a Kennedy Center renamed for a fool," Krasner said.

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