Construction of a new ballroom continues at the White House on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n
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The Supreme Court<\/a> on Friday allowed President Donald Trump<\/a>, for now, to continue construction on his controversial White House ballroom<\/a> project.<\/p>\n Chief Justice John Roberts<\/a>, in an order, stayed a federal district court judge<\/a>‘s injunction that had barred Trump from continuing construction while a lawsuit challenging the ballroom project played out. <\/p>\n Roberts’ order came on the same day the injunction was scheduled to take effect.<\/p>\n The order is an administrative stay, which could be lifted by the entire Supreme Court.<\/p>\n Read more CNBC politics and policy coverage<\/p>\n “We are grateful for the Decision of the United States Supreme Court,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n “The Military\/Ballroom Complex being built on the hallowed grounds of the White House, which is so vital for National Security, will be THE GREATEST OF ITS KIND!” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blasted the Supreme Court’s action in a post on X.<\/p>\n “The MAGA Supreme Court is rubber stamping Trump’s vanity-driven, gilded corruption,” Schumer wrote. “As costs skyrocket, the administration is wasting money on an endless and illegal war, corporate giveaways, and Trump’s pet projects.”<\/p>\n ” Democrats are laser focused on the issues that Americans care about,” Schumer said. “We will continue to fight this flagrant waste of taxpayer money relentlessly in the courts.”<\/p>\n Trump in 2025 had the White House’s East Wing demolished, without notifying Congress, to make way for the planned, 90,000 square-foot ballroom, which is projected to cost $400 million or more.<\/p>\n