Trump Ordered to Halt Ballroom Work, Seek Congressional Approval
Construction of the White House ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House in Washington on March 8.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Getty ImagesA Washington federal judge moved to halt President Donald Trump’s efforts to build a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House until he gets approval from Congress.
Senior Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia held on Tuesday that the president likely exceeded his legal authority by overseeing construction of the ballroom, which Trump has said could cost as much as $400 million in privately raised funds.