{"id":31605,"date":"2026-08-07T23:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31605"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:11:42","slug":"trump-plans-to-appeal-to-supreme-court-over-white-house-ballroom-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31605","title":{"rendered":"Trump plans to appeal to Supreme Court over White House ballroom now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6397128710112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Trump gives exclusive tour of White House Ballroom project<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">President Donald Trump offers an exclusive look at the White House Ballroom project, discussing its innovative design and its role as a secure venue for formal events. Trump states it&#8217;s a gift to America, funded by patriots, providing ample space for up to 2,000 guests, ensuring the safety of leaders for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">After a panel of federal judges ordered construction on the White House ballroom to stop, President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136779\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he will immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump decried the 2-1 decision from the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as &#8220;horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Circuit Court\u2019s decision, which is totally wrong on the vital subject of STANDING, of which the plaintiff has none, severely jeopardizes the lives and welfare of the people who work, and will be working, at the White House \u2014 including all future Presidents of the United States, and their families, as well as the lives of all those visiting, such as Heads of State and other Dignitaries, and all Americans who wish to visit the historic, beautiful Executive Mansion,&#8221; Trump wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He also accused the court of refusing to acknowledge that the ballroom, which he said is being built ahead of schedule and under budget, &#8220;is a Gift from President Trump and Great Patriots of the United States of America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136780\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-warns-judge-sacrificing-national-security-blocking-white-house-ballroom-drone-base\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TRUMP WARNS JUDGE AGAINST SACRIFICING NATIONAL SECURITY BY BLOCKING WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM, DRONE BASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/white-house-ballroom-2.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/white-house-ballroom-2.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/white-house-ballroom-2.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/white-house-ballroom-2.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/white-house-ballroom-2.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"White House ballroom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The White House helipad and new ballroom extension under construction in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 5, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Aaron Schwartz\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There will be no expense to the American Taxpayer. This unjust decision must be overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety,&#8221; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136781\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/appeals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">appeals court<\/a> on Friday upheld a lower-court decision that paused above-ground construction of the proposed 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom project, which replaced the demolished East Wing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The earlier ruling allowed work to continue on underground national-security facilities and certain safety and security measures, a decision the higher court also upheld.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/appeals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">appeals court<\/a> said in its 136-page ruling that the decision to build a &#8220;massive ballroom&#8221; lies with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136783\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/congress\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Congress<\/a>, not with the executive branch.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/donald-trump-ballroom.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/donald-trump-ballroom.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/donald-trump-ballroom.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/donald-trump-ballroom.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/donald-trump-ballroom.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Donald Trump holds a design rendering of a proposed $400 million presidential ballroom at the White House.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump holds a design rendering of a proposed $400 million presidential ballroom at the White House.<\/span> <span>(Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_136784\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-eye-picking-400m-tab-trumps-ballroom-dems-open-discuss-idea-\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>REPUBLICANS EYE PICKING UP $400M TAB FOR TRUMP&#8217;S BALLROOM AS SOME DEMS OPEN TO &#8216;DISCUSS&#8217; IDEA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Judges\u00a0Patricia Millett and\u00a0Brad Garcia wrote the majority opinion, remarking that there is no precedent for what Trump has done.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We are aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for. Until now,&#8221; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The judges said their ruling does not prevent the president from building the ballroom if it is authorized by Congress in the future.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/supreme-court-building-february-20-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/supreme-court-building-february-20-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/supreme-court-building-february-20-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/supreme-court-building-february-20-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/supreme-court-building-february-20-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Supreme Court building\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court as seen on February 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Heather Diehl\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">As Trump pointed out in his social media post, the ruling was stayed for 14 days to allow the defendants to seek a Supreme Court review.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It is not immediately clear if the Supreme Court will take up this case.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Danielle Wallace is a Breaking News Editor for Fox News Digital, serving as a critical newsroom playmaker at the intersection of major historic political events and the age of AI.<\/p>\n<p>Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danimwallace\" target=\"_blank\">@danimwallace<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump gives exclusive tour of White House Ballroom project President Donald Trump offers an exclusive look at the White House Ballroom project, discussing its innovative design and its role as a secure venue for formal events. 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