Trump's White House Ballroom: Court Allows Construction

0:00On April 18th, a federal appeals court just greenlit the Trump administration to keep building that $400 million White House ballroom. On the old East Wing site, earlier this week, a lower court judge tried to stop most above-ground work over worries about skipping congressional approval, but the appeals panel. Slap to stay on that to let construction roll on. Preservation folks from the National Trust sued, saying Trump lacked the power to tear down without Congress signing off, and this ties into beef. Over historic sites versus new builds, the administration pushed back hard, claiming any pause hits national security for the president, family, and staff so the judge had already okayed. Underground work that wouldn't box in the ballroom size up top. Now they've got this temporary stay while the court weighs a full appeal, pause, with a hearing set for the 5th of June all funded by big private. Judges like Metta, Apple, and Amazon, part of Trump's bigger stamp on DC, including a

1:00250-foot arch and Kennedy Center fixes, eyes stay glued to how this plays out.