# Trump says White House ballroom ruling jeopardizes lives of future presidents, vows Supreme Court appeal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-says-white-house-ballroom-ruling-jeopardizes-lives-of-future-presidents-vows-supreme-court-appeal/
- Published: 2026-08-07T17:57:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-24T22:46:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-ruling-jeopardizes-lives-future-presidents-vows-supreme-court-appeal
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Appeals court upholds halt on above-ground White House ballroom construction
- Trump calls ruling "unlawful" and vows Supreme Court appeal
- Judges say only Congress can authorise the $bn-plus project, ruling stayed 14 days

## Summary

President Donald Trump has vowed to appeal to the US Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling halting above-ground construction of a new White House ballroom. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled 2-1 on Friday that the decision to authorise such a project rests with Congress rather than the executive branch, prompting Trump to brand the judgment "horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful" and warn it endangers the safety of future presidents and White House visitors.

The 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which replaced the demolished East Wing, has had above-ground work paused, though the court allowed construction to continue on underground national security facilities and certain safety measures. Judges Patricia Millett and Brad Garcia, appointed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden respectively, said there was no historical precedent for a president unilaterally demolishing parts of the White House funded by taxpayers, but noted their ruling would not stop the project if Congress later authorises it. The ruling has been stayed for 14 days to allow Trump's administration to seek Supreme Court review, though it remains unclear whether the court will take up the case.

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