{"id":2647962,"date":"2026-08-21T17:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-on-white-house-ball-room-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:22:51","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-on-white-house-ball-room-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-on-white-house-ball-room-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Supreme Court Sides with Trump on White House Ball Room Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-on-white-house-ball-room-construction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chief Justice John Roberts authorized the construction of a new White House ballroom to proceed, overturning a previous injunction that delayed the project. The decision allows ongoing work while the Supreme Court considers an appeal filed by the Trump management. The project, funded by private donations and covering 90,000 square feet, also includes a new military bunker with enhanced security features. A 2-1 court ruling expressed that Congress should decide on such proposals rather than the executive branch acting unilaterally. Dissenting Judge Neomi Rao argued that the lawsuit had no standing and that the President has authority to improve the White House. Both the U.S. Commission of Fine arts and the National Capital Planning Commission approved the plans. The case continues to be under legal review, but the current ruling permits construction to move forward for now.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts ruled on Friday that the building of the White House ballroom can go forward.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts\u2019 directive read, in part, \u201cit is ordered that the preliminary injunction entered on April 16, 2026, by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia\u2026is hereby stayed pending further order of the Chief Justice or of the [Supreme] Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Chief Justice John Roberts entered an order allowing construction of President Trump\u2019s White House ballroom to continue while the Supreme Court further considers the Trump administration\u2019s appeal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CwXdi5RRhm\">pic.twitter.com\/CwXdi5RRhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scotus_wire\/status\/2090866148505948209?\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a three-judge D.C. Court of Appeals panel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-appeals-court-orders-trump-halt-ballroom-construction-rules-project-congress-decide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upheld a lower court<\/a> ruling blocking President Donald Trump from going forward with constructing the ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, Trump directed the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on the east side of the White House with $400 million in private donations. Underneath it, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reveals-new-white-house-ballroom-will-massive-hidden-military-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new bunker<\/a> is also being constructed by the Department of War with enhanced security measures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has allowed construction of President Trump\u2019s White House Ballroom to PROCEED<\/p>\n<p>A HUGE blow to activist judges hellbent on kiIIing the project \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court will be hearing the full case at some point, and Democrats\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QATzhqFYfM\">pic.twitter.com\/QATzhqFYfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2090866000010805446?\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutblaw.com\/bmvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2-1 ruling<\/a>, Judges Patricia Millett, an Obama appointee, and Bradley Garcia, a Biden appointee, wrote in their majority opinion, \u201cWhether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis holding has nothing at all to do with whether the proposed ballroom is desirable, or not, as a matter of policy. This ruling does not even necessarily mean that the Defendants may not ultimately construct the ballroom,\u201d the judges continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it does mean is that the Defendants may not do so during the district court\u2019s expeditious litigation without securing Congress\u2019s authorization, as the Constitution and laws require,\u201d Millett and Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Judge Neomi Rao, a Trump appointee, held a different view in her dissent. She first contended that the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which filed the suit, had no standing to bring it, and that the federal district court had no authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-judge-rules-trump-cant-build-ballroom-even-private-donations-without-outside-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issue a preliminary injunction<\/a> in the spring stopping its construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a blatant abuse of discretion. To begin with, the district court had no jurisdiction because the Trust has no standing to stop construction at the White House. The ballroom is also likely within the President\u2019s authority to make improvements to the Executive Residence at the White House,\u201d Rao wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded to Roberts\u2019 favorable ruling with a post on .<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/117135011934383556\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the 12-member National Capital Planning Commission have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commission-votes-approve-wh-ballroom-despite-official-injunction-major-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> the ballroom plans.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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