Trump Rejected Advice From Architect Raising Safety Issues With Ballroom Design:
James McCrery II, the first architect assigned to work on Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, resigned last year after the president consistently ignored his warnings that the preliminary design he favored ran afoul of fire and safety codes, according to The Washington Post.
Trump seemed uninterested in McCrery’s advice, reportedly claiming building codes did not apply to White House construction.
“I am the code,” the president said, according to the Post.