And the other thing I think is interesting is the President said in his interview on 60 Minutes that this has been something that, the, that The Secret Service and the military have been saying for like, basically the last hundred years. We need this [ballroom] because it's a way to have events in a safe manner. You look at the hotel where the White House Correspondence center was last night. I've gone to countless events there. I know you have. (24:48–24:57)
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Asserts that the Secret Service and military have advocated for the ballroom for safety reasons for nearly a century.
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