Trump Pushes $900 Million White House Ballroom Amid Legal Halt

President Donald Trump announced plans to demolish the East Wing of the White House and replace it with a new ballroom estimated to cost more than $900 million, with the majority of funding projected to come from taxpayers. The proposal has triggered a federal appeals court order halting construction because the administration has not obtained the required congressional approval.

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Trump framed the project as a legacy initiative, comparing the envisioned space to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, which he visited on a prior trip to China. The cost figure was reported by *The Washington Post*.

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The federal appeals court, however, ruled that construction must stop until congressional authorization is secured, citing a breach of the Constitution’s appropriation requirements.

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• “Got it. If you don’t want the ballroom, it’s treason,” — Joyce Vance

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