Philadelphia DA Krasner vows to blow up Trump White House ballroom

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday he plans to keep a piece of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom as a paperweight after it is demolished, declaring at a public event that "we're gonna blow it up." The remarks, made during an annual slavery commemoration in Philadelphia, drew sharp criticism from the U.S. Attorney General and the White House, while the ballroom project itself remains the subject of an ongoing Supreme Court case.

Krasner made the comments while speaking at the 24th annual slavery commemoration at the Presidents House site in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood. According to multiple reports, including from NBC10 Philadelphia, he told the crowd that in about 10 to 15 years, "we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces." He then stated, "And I'm going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. And do you know what that paperweight's going to be? It's going to be a piece of the ballroom after we blow it up."

Krasner quickly clarified his statement, adding that the demolition would occur in an "official ceremony" and that pieces of the ballroom would be sold to reimburse taxpayers. He also used the speech to...