Trump says people opposed to ballroom are disloyal to the country
Trump said opponents are disloyal and promised to release donor names as the administration prepares to argue the project before the Supreme Court.
- President Donald Trump claims those opposing his White House ballroom project are "very disloyal to our country," stating the project is "way ahead of schedule" and will be the "most beautiful ballroom of its kind."
- Military officials approached Trump about building a facility under the ballroom, including drone protection and missile-proof features, which he says makes the project "much more than just a ballroom."
- Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Chair of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, held secret diplomatic talks with Kremlin aides during a June trip to Russia, with White House officials hoping he could "break the diplomatic deadlock" in Ukraine peace talks.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated he was "not aware" of the delegation, as the mission bypassed traditional diplomatic channels and complicated the administration's handling of the Russia trip.
- The secret diplomatic push comes 17 months after Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war, yet peace talks remain stalled, while the ballroom project is 65% complete and faces an August 21 construction deadline.
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SECRET CHANNEL: Trump Official Quietly Met Putin Adviser During Russia Trip, Report Says
A Trump administration official quietly met with Kremlin figures during a June trip to Russia that was publicly framed as a cultural visit, the Financial Times reports. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., who chairs the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and is overseeing President Trump’s White House ballroom project, traveled with a diplomatic passport after receiving […]
Trump's repeated overtures to Putin have yet to lead to a breakthrough in peace talks over the Ukraine war. Over the summer, he launched a new charm offensive. He quietly sent his "ballroom general" Rodney Mims Cook Jr. to Putin's economic summit in St. Petersburg, the Financial Times reports.
The chairman of the U.S. Fine Arts Commission, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., who is overseeing the construction of a White House ballroom ordered by President Donald Trump, held secret meetings with a special adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to an economic forum in St. Petersburg in June, the Financial Times reported.
Marco Rubio cut out as Trump's ballroom chief runs secret Kremlin errand: report
The U.S. official overseeing Donald Trump's contested White House ballroom quietly held talks with Vladimir Putin's aides during a June trip to Russia, in what looks like an off-the-books attempt at diplomacy on the war in Ukraine.Rodney Mims Cook Jr., 70, chair of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an event often called Putin's answer to Davos, becoming the first U.S. official to appear t…
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