Trump Boasts 90,000-Square-Foot White House Ballroom as Supreme Court Lets Work Continue
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Updated · The Independent · Aug 22
Trump Boasts 90,000-Square-Foot White House Ballroom as Supreme Court Lets Work Continue
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 22
Summary
A day after the Supreme Court let construction resume temporarily, Trump posted a photo showing the ballroom’s first floor nearing completion and second-floor walls rising beside the White House.
Chief Justice John Roberts’ Friday emergency order paused lower-court restrictions while the justices weigh whether to intervene in a lawsuit arguing Congress must approve the above-ground ballroom.
Trump again said the project would use “zero” taxpayer dollars, but reporting cited in the latest account says more than $300 million from federal departments and agencies is funding parts of it.
The administration says the structure is tied to national security because it sits over an underground bunker complex, while preservationists argue that rationale does not remove the need for congressional approval.
A July Washington Post-Ipsos poll found 65% of U.S. adults were dissatisfied or upset with Trump’s renovation projects, underscoring broader resistance to his second-term building push.