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A major political showdown is unfolding after the Supreme Court allowed construction of a White House ballroom to move forward. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sharply criticized the decision, arguing that Congress—not the president—holds the constitutional power over federal buildings and appropriations. Raskin warned that if the president can move forward with major changes to the White House without Congress, the limits on executive power could become even more dramatic. He also blasted Trump’s trade policies, tariffs, and tensions with Canada, claiming they are hurting rural communities and could trigger a major political backlash in the upcoming elections.

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00:00The president can bulldoze the east wing, he can bulldoze the west wing, he can burn down the whole
00:05White House. It's not up to him. He doesn't own the White House. He doesn't own federal buildings.
00:10That's up to the representatives of the people. So I haven't read their decision, so I suppose I
00:14shouldn't jump to conclusions. But the fact that four justices didn't see it the same way
00:19suggests to me that the MAGA group is up to their old tricks. The court stood with Congress's power
00:25to control. Has there been a decision since the last minute that construction can go forward?
00:32Oh, the Supreme Court did? I mean, you know, look, Congress is up against
00:43collusive activity between narrow majority on the Supreme Court and the executive branch to deny
00:51clear congressional powers. The Constitution is emphatically clear that Congress controls
00:56federal buildings. If the president can bulldoze the east wing, he can bulldoze the west wing,
01:01he can burn down the whole White House. It's not up to him. He doesn't own the White House. He
01:05doesn't own federal buildings. That's up to the representatives of the people. So I haven't read
01:10their decision, so I suppose I shouldn't jump to conclusions. But the fact that four justices
01:15didn't see it the same way suggests to me that the MAGA group is up to their old tricks.
01:20How do you see this kind of U.S. trade war playing out, especially in light with
01:24President Trump trying to change Lake Ontario, Lake America?
01:28Well, I've been traveling in the northern states. I was in the Adirondacks in New York 21 with Lake
01:34Jendabean. I was in the first district of Michigan with Calais Barr. I've been in the boundary
01:40waters of Minnesota. Donald Trump's support is collapsing across the northern tier of the United
01:46States because rural hospitals are closing. In the first district of Michigan, three OBGYN units
01:54closed. There people can't get health care. The tariffs are a nightmare for small businesses there.
02:00The Canadians are engaged in a boycott against America because of all of Trump's ridiculous,
02:05provocative behavior. And the war has driven up the price of gasoline and diesel. So it is
02:11extremely expensive for all Americans, but especially people in rural areas, to get from
02:16point A to point B. And they've got to drive double the distance to get kids to school and to
02:21get to
02:22the grocery store and to get to work. So I think that Donald Trump is going to have to back
02:28off.
02:29Otherwise, they're going to see a massive and historic political reckoning on November 3rd,
02:35because all they really had going for them were some of the rural districts. And I see the bottom
02:40falling out for the Republicans. And shifting back to this report, really quickly, what kind of legal
02:45recourse can Democrats take if you win back a majority? On what? On the ballroom, on undoing
02:51that decision. Well, we will have the power of the purse and we will make sure that Donald Trump doesn't
02:56destroy any other federal buildings or federal landmarks. And they want to name everything after him.
03:02They want to name Dulles Airport after him. They want to rename the Kennedy Center. I'm willing to
03:06rename April Fool's Day, Donald Trump, April Fool's Day. What do you think about that?
03:10Do you think they should tear down the ballroom once he's out of office?
03:15Well, first of all, I haven't seen the ballroom. I think the law should operate. I think Congress
03:20should decide. Just like Congress named the Kennedy Center after President John F. Kennedy,
03:25and we must stick to that. Congress established the appropriation for the White House, and it's up
03:31to Congress to decide. And it's not up to the president to decide to bulldoze half of the White
03:36House because he wakes up that day thinking it's a good thing to do. This is a deranged situation we're
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