Trump Offered To Build White House Ballroom, Help Fix BP Oil Spill In 2010, Recalls Obama-Era Senior Advisor— 'I Know How To...'

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In a newly released interview that dates back to June 2020, former Senior White House advisor David Axelrod said that during the administration of former President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump...

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Conducted by Columbia University's social science research center, these interviews represent the most comprehensive public accounts of the Obama presidency to date.\nAxelrod recounted that Trump criticized the admiral overseeing the oil spill response as inexperienced and offered to take charge himself, claiming he could quickly bring the situation under control. \n“I know how to run big operations. I can get this thing stopped,” said Trump, recalled the Senior advisor. \nThe 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill began after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig leased by British oil giant BP, releasing millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, making it one of the worst U.S. marine disasters. Obama, along with then Energy Secretary  Steven Chu, led a federal “all-hands-on-deck” response, enforced a drilling moratorium, and secured a $20 billion compensation fund from BP. \nAfter a few weeks, Trump came up with a proposal to fund a new venue for state dinners and international leader assemblies. Axelrod quoted Trump as saying, “I build ballrooms, I build the greatest — you can ask anybody, my ballrooms are the greatest ballrooms.” \nTrump suggested replacing the existing tents in the garden used for state dinners with a grand, modular ballroom. \nDespite passing on Trump’s proposal to the social secretary, Axelrod stated that there was no subsequent action from her end. \nTrump’s initial proposal to Axelrod was not just a passing thought but a long-held ambition. As a second-term president, his ambitious $400 million White House ballroom project is already under construction. \nHowever, the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the White House in December to halt construction of Trump's new ballroom, arguing that required historic preservation reviews were bypassed before the East Wing's demolition. 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