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Congress must approve Trump ballroom,
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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 3/31/2026 7:59:26 PM

President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing cannot move forward without authorization from Congress, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Richard J. Leon said when issuing a preliminary injunction on Tuesday. Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, found that the nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation, the plaintiff in the case, was likely to succeed with its argument that the Trump administration would overstep its statutory and constitutional authority if it moved forward with the project. Leon said the Trump administration’s arguments assumed that “Congress has granted nearly unlimited power to the President to construct anything, anywhere on federal

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 3/31/2026 8:48:45 PM (No. 2087258)
Judge is full of manure. Congress never approved many previous improvements to the WH.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Older Lady 3/31/2026 8:50:42 PM (No. 2087262)
It was only a matter of time until they found a Trump-hating, leftist judge to try to stop the construction of this beautiful addition to the White House. I suppose they would prefer it be left just like it is now rather than have Trump get credit for having it built. This has been needed for a long time and the taxpayers aren't going to have to foot the bill for it. Why do they oppose it?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 3/31/2026 9:17:43 PM (No. 2087272)
Lawfare using mediocre "judges."
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