Washington: US appeals court halts $400 million ballroom - Trump wants to take it to the Supreme Court
The US President thinks his planned ballroom is great. But an appeals court says: "Every president is just a temporary tenant, not the owner of the White House."
Washington. A US appeals court has prohibited the government of President Donald Trump from continuing to build a $400 million ballroom on the White House grounds. The federal court in Washington confirmed a temporary injunction against the project, which is to be built on the site of the demolished East Wing, with a 2-1 vote on Friday.
"Every president is just a tenant for a limited time, not the owner of the White House," the court said in its ruling. Congress had not granted the government unlimited authority to remodel the White House according to the wishes of a particular president. The court suspended the decision for 14 days, allowing the government to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Trump announced on his platform Truth Social that he would take this step. He described the decision as "terrible" and politically motivated, and the construction project as a "military center". He claimed the decision exposed him, other staff and White House visitors to attacks. "This unjust decision must be overturned in its entirety by the Supreme Court," Trump wrote. The ballroom plan includes bunkers, medical facilities and protection against drones and rockets.
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