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'Out of their minds': DOJ's 'bulldozer' threat to Statue of Liberty astonishes [View all]
Oral arguments on the Ballroom litigation did not go well
A Justice Department lawyer astonished onlookers by arguing in federal court that the Trump administration could "bulldoze" the Statue of Liberty if they moved too quickly to be stopped.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-05T16:40:35.976Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-statue-of-liberty
A Justice Department lawyer astonished onlookers by arguing in federal court that the Trump administration could "bulldoze" the Statue of Liberty if they moved too quickly to be stopped.
The lawyer appeared Friday morning for oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over President Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project, which is under construction on the site of East Wing he ordered demolished last year without warning, and Judge Patricia Millett pressed the attorney on the matter.
"If 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 govt moved too fast — nothing can be done?" she asked, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney, who was in the courtroom.
"I think that's right, yes," agreed the attorney, who was not identified by the reporter.
The courtroom exchange stunned social media users.
"They’re out of their minds," marveled Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov.
The lawyer appeared Friday morning for oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over President Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project, which is under construction on the site of East Wing he ordered demolished last year without warning, and Judge Patricia Millett pressed the attorney on the matter.
"If 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 govt moved too fast — nothing can be done?" she asked, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney, who was in the courtroom.
"I think that's right, yes," agreed the attorney, who was not identified by the reporter.
The courtroom exchange stunned social media users.
"They’re out of their minds," marveled Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov.
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