March 31, 2026
BREAKING: Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Construction on Privately Funded White House Ballroom
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the privately funded Trump White House ballroom construction project to be halted. The post BREAKING: Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Construction on Privately Funded White House Ballroom appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has temporarily halted construction of a privately funded White House ballroom project.
- US District Judge Richard Leon ordered the halt, stating Congress must approve the construction.
- The project, announced last summer, aimed to create a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a capacity of 650 people.
- The ballroom was intended to replace the East Wing and was designed by McCrery Architects.
- Construction was expected to begin in September 2025 and be funded by President Trump and other donors.
- The White House cited the need for a larger event space to host major functions, as the current East Room has a capacity of only 200.
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