βI am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.
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Trump White House Ballroom Construction
July 31, 2025
President Trump demolished the White House East Wing in October 2025 to build a 90,000-square-foot grand ballroom, estimated at $400 million and funded by private donors. The project has faced repeated legal challenges: a federal judge halted construction on March 31, 2026, ruling Trump needs congressional authorization; the National Capital Planning Commission approved the design 8-1 on April 2; an appeals court allowed work to continue on April 11; but on April 16, Judge Richard Leon again blocked above-ground construction, ruling "national security is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity" and rejecting the administration's argument that the ballroom was inseparable from underground security facilities. Trump called Leon a "Trump Hating" judge and the administration is expected to seek Supreme Court review.
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βWe are living in the Golden Age of America, and this Building will be one of the Greatest ever constructed in Washington, D.C.
βThe ballroom is a building or structure being erected on federal park grounds β President's Park β in the District of Columbia. Yet Congress has not passed any law resembling 'express authority' for the Executive's construction of it.
βToday's decision is no victory for the separation of powers.
βTremendous work has been done on the magnificent BALLROOM/MILITARY COMPLEX being built on the grounds of the White House! Presidents have wanted this for 150 years, and so has everyone else. It will give the White House, and all of D.C., Great National Security. The Project is under budget, and ahead of schedule! The Ballroom will be paid for with ZERO Dollars of Taxpayer Money.
βWe are grateful for the Decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Ballroom is vital for National Security.
βThe MAGA Supreme Court is rubber stamping Trumpβs vanity-driven, gilded corruption. As costs skyrocket, the administration is wasting money on an endless and illegal war, corporate giveaways, and Trumpβs pet projects. We will continue to fight this flagrant waste of taxpayer money relentlessly in the courts.
βItβs a lawsuit that never should have been allowed to be brought.
βEvery day the President does not have access to the vital security features of the military complex presents unacceptable risk, no matter how long the Project takes to complete. When the President, his staff, his family, and the White House complex are not fully secure, time is of the essence.
βThe people that are opposing the ballroom are people that, in my opinion, are very disloyal to our country. Weβre way ahead of schedule. Weβre under budget. Itβs going to be the most beautiful ballroom of its kind.
βIf work is stopped in line with the district court's injunction, it will be a disaster. Quite frankly, if the building were tragically ordered to be taken down, or even altered, by the court, there would be no way to do so.
βIf allowed to go into effect, the injunction would wrongfully install a single district judge as sole arbiter of what further construction is 'strictly necessary' to protect the safety of the President, his family, staff members, and visitors to the White House, including foreign dignitaries, and presidents and prime ministers of other countries.
βThe President of the United States of America is not a tenant, but rather the sole, elected head of the Executive Branch, and Congress has authorized him to renovate, secure, and protect the White House and its grounds, as other Presidents have been allowed to do, without exception.
βThe reporting also details the extraordinary measures that the Trump Administration has undertaken to apparently circumvent traditional contracting practices and basic transparency by routing the contracts for construction projects through the Executive Residence.
βThis astronomical expenditure, which has not been approved by Congress, has been rushed through unconventional means under incredible secrecy.
βserious concerns about transparency, accountability, and stewardship of this national landmark
βGiven the scale, visibility, and long-term implications of this project, an independent GAO review is essential to ensure accountability, transparency, and responsible management of federal resources and historic assets.
βCongress has neither authorized nor appropriated funding for the "East Wing Modernization Project," nor has Congress been provided any planning details or justifications that would allow for informed consideration of the White House's plans that would be a prerequisite for authorization or appropriation of funds.
βThe Military and Secret Service are viewing this horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful ruling as a National Security threat to our Nation in that the entire Complex is being built for the protection of our Country and, additionally, all future Presidents.
βA Trump Hating judge has gone out of his way to undermine National Security, and to make sure that this Great Gift to America gets delayed, or doesn't get built. Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning β he wants to stop it all!
βThe lack of a massive ballroom on the White House grounds is not a national-security emergency.
βThe military is very much involved in this. The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom. This is about security and about making the White House worthy of the great nation it represents.
βWe appreciate the court of appeals acting quickly and await further clarification from the district court. As is obvious, the absence of a massive ballroom on White House grounds has not stopped this or any other President from residing at the White House or hosting events there.
βI would like to thank the hardworking Commissioners and Staff of the National Capital Planning Commission, who just voted overwhelmingly, 8-1, to approve the magnificent White House Ballroom now rising on this Hallowed Ground. I am pleased to announce that even Board Member Senator Rand Paul, known as an extraordinarily difficult vote, voted a strong YES.
βWhen completed, it will be the Greatest and Most Beautiful Ballroom of its kind anywhere in the World.
βI don't think we should be looking at the White House piecemeal. Today is the ballroom. Tomorrow, it could be some modifications to β I guess, it's the colonnade between the main building and the West Wing. The day after that, it could be some addition to the West Wing.
βWe built many things at the White House over the years. They don't get congressional approval.
βJesse, it's a monument. I'm building a monument to myself β because no one else will.
βPresident Trump has put a 'for sale' sign on the White House β soliciting hundreds of millions of dollars from special interests to fund his $300 million vanity project. Our measure is a direct response to Trump's ballroom boondoggle. With commonsense reforms to how the federal government can use private donations, our legislation prevents President Trump and future presidents from using construction projects as vehicles for corruption and personal vanity.
βBillionaires and giant corporations with business in front of this administration are lining up to dump millions into Trump's new ballroom β and Trump is showing them where to sign on the dotted line. Americans shouldn't have to wonder whether President Trump is building a ballroom to facilitate a pay-to-play scheme for political favors. My new bill will put an end to what looks like bribery in plain sight.
βDonald Trump is raising hundreds of millions of dollars to build himself a White House ballroom at a time when millions of American families can barely make ends meet. It's outrageous that the White House won't reveal who's bankrolling Trump's pet project, and that the people's house could be funded by shady figures, corrupt money, and bad actors. This bill will ban contributions from anyone with a conflict of interest, prevent bribery, and ensure we can hold any administration accountable for blatant corruption.
βThe new ballroom is a practical investment in America's most important home. For years, the White House has struggled to accommodate large-scale events, whether for state visits, national ceremonies or even bipartisan gatherings that bring leaders together.
βThe new ballroom is a practical investment in America's most important home. For years, the White House has struggled to accommodate large-scale events, whether for state visits, national ceremonies or even bipartisan gatherings that bring leaders together.
βThe new ballroom is a practical investment in America's most important home. For years, the White House has struggled to accommodate large-scale events, whether for state visits, national ceremonies or even bipartisan gatherings that bring leaders together.
βThe new ballroom is a practical investment in America's most important home. For years, the White House has struggled to accommodate large-scale events, whether for state visits, national ceremonies or even bipartisan gatherings that bring leaders together.
βDon't even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE.
βThe stark images of the East Wing demolished in mere days were deeply disturbing to Americans who cherish preservation of our nation's history.
β$200 million for Trump's large, fancy White House ballroom... That's what DOGE was all about, folks. Cutting things from you, and giving it not to some place that needed it, giving it to the big shots who run the show, Donald Trump at the top of the list.
βAt this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
βThe White House has been renovated many times... President Trump's going to add the greatest improvement to the White House in the history of the building... The ballroom is going to be glorious.
βYou walk outside of the White House in the rain, sometimes to go to a tent, to go to a tent to host a world leader. That's what we do today. And President Trump said that's a disgrace, how about we do better? And not only did he say we were going to build a great ballroom that we can host these events, he funded it privately. It's going to be a permanent renovation that will enhance the White House for all future presidents.
βNow, Trump, who fashions himself a king, is doing the dirty work himself, tearing apart the people's house to build a gaudy Marie Antoinette ballroom for the billionaires and CEOs to party while Americans are crushed by inflation and tariffs.
βIt's not his house. It's your house. And he's destroying it.
βA ballroom in the White House will be used by presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, and it's being funded without a penny of taxpayer money.
βMy concern, given what I've heard so far, is that it wouldn't be completed on his timeline, so that he will be the former president and whoever succeeds him will be stuck with what could be a white elephant.
βI'm glad they're doing it with private dollars. I think it'll be a great thing to add and put that Trump stamp on the White House.
βThe project at the White House is a gigantic boondoggle. The important question is not only the damage that it could do to the architecture of the White House, but also what contributors would have over Trump if they are giving to this project.
βThe plans are going to be done in a tasteful and historical kind of way. They're not putting in a Dave & Buster's kind of situation here, so I think upgrading some of these facilities seems pretty normal.