Trust Urges High Court to Halt Ballroom Project
The administration says the $400 million ballroom is 65% complete and delays could heighten security risks for the president and White House staff.
- On Wednesday, the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to allow construction of the White House's 90,000-square-foot ballroom, warning that an injunction taking effect on Friday would create an "unacceptable risk."
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to halt the project, arguing it lacks congressional approval, while U.S. District Judge Richard Leon previously restricted work to underground security components like bomb shelters.
- Construction is 65% complete with $355 million of the $400 million budget raised from private donors, according to project official Fisher, whose 250-person crew works 20 hours daily.
- The Justice Department claims the ballroom is a national security "imperative," warning that halting construction would become "irreversible" as crews install 1 million pounds of rebar and 3,000 cubic yards of concrete.
- Separately, the Kennedy Center board advanced plans last week to reinstate President Donald Trump's name on the building, defying a prior court ruling that labeled the original placement unlawful.
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