Trump Accuses Historic Preservation Group of Treason Over Military Lawsuit

Trump says the National Trust for Historic Preservation revealed top-secret details of a facility built for presidential safety and demands its suit be dismissed.

First Published: August 14, 2026, 6:28 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump accused the National Trust for Historic Preservation of treason over a lawsuit challenging a military construction project tied to presidential security. Trump said the group revealed top-secret features of an integrated facility built for the safety of current and future presidents, their families, staff and Cabinet members. He claimed the U.S. military asked the organization not to file the suit because of the project’s classified nature. The facility includes a DronePort occupying the entire roof, he said.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “These are the TREASONISTS that brought the suit against the Military. They revealed Top Military Secrets! “The National Trust for Historic Preservation” is a beautiful name, but even their name is fake because when they add the words “in the United States” to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it makes it sound like a Governmental Agency, which it is not. In fact, the United States refused to continue funding it in 2005 because they strongly disagreed with their mission and objectives. They are very bad for our Country. They stop many projects that are worthy, and hurt many others. In this case, they are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members. They were asked by the United States Military not to bring this suit because of the Top Secret nature of the important facility being built. They were shown detailed plans and specifications of this knitted, unified, and cohesive structure by Top Officers and Leaders in both the Military and Secret Service. But this did not deter them because they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS, as noted by Democrat Senator John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania. The lower section does not work without the upper section and, likewise, the upper section does not work without the lower. It is all one highly integrated unit. The then President of the National Trust, who brought the case, Carol Quillen, had no background in Historic Preservation, and has been replaced, unanimously, effective immediately. This is similar to her departure from Davidson College, where she was, likewise, dismissed, but the people of our Country are forced to live on with her bad decision, especially that of revealing to everyone, including our enemies throughout the World, the Top Secret Military features of the Building that are already built, and/or under construction, such as the DronePort, which occupies the entire roof. There is absolutely no argument that a woman walking her dog in the vicinity of the White House has STANDING to stop such a desperately needed National Security structure for the people of the United States of America, as it will provide Presidents, current and future, a secure space to do their jobs, especially when she never saw the Building, because it had not risen, and she had no rendering, or pictures of the Building because they, also, were in the formative stages of production. This woman is not a “walker,” she is an activist, or serial plaintiff, who is involved in much other frivolous litigation throughout the City. In fact, whenever the National Trust files a lawsuit, she seems to be involved. So, she walked at the site of the White House, where there was no Building, and it bothered her, but she also walks in front of all of those other places, where she must also be bothered, and hence, additional court cases? She has no Clearances, or expertise whatsoever, in National Security, Defense, or required protections for the President. She has absolutely no standing to be involved in this case and, in fact, her name is not even mentioned as a plaintiff in the case! It is this kind of gross and flagrant abuse of our Courts that is exactly why Americans are losing faith in our System of Justice. It is so bad for our Country! Trump” on August 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 29th message released today, and the last post was 12 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 20 of his 521 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.

Trump directed his anger at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-governmental organization that lost its federal funding in 2005 according to the Public Interest context provided to this report. He said the United States stopped funding the group that year because it disagreed with its mission and objectives. Trump argued that the group’s use of the words “in the United States” makes its name sound governmental when it is not. He offered no documentation for the claims described in the post.

Carol Quillen, whom Trump identified as the then-president of the National Trust who brought the case, has been replaced, he said. Trump wrote that she had no background in historic preservation and drew a comparison to her departure from Davidson College. He also challenged the legal standing of a woman he described as walking her dog near the White House, saying she never saw the building because it had not risen and had no renderings of it. Trump characterized her as an activist and serial plaintiff whose name is not mentioned as a plaintiff in the case.

The accusations sit at the intersection of national security and historic preservation, two areas that clash when construction touches sensitive government sites. Trump framed the stakes as protection for presidents, their families and staff, while the suit he condemned centers on preservation concerns near the White House. A next step or hearing in the litigation was not announced in the post.