Trump attacks court after judges halt White House ballroom

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President vows to fight ruling over $400m project

Donald Trump has launched an angry attack on a federal appeals court after judges halted construction of his proposed $400 million White House ballroom, ruling that the administration cannot proceed without congressional approval.

Trump has vowed to take the dispute to the Supreme Court, calling the ruling "unjust" and claiming the decision represents a "National Security Threat at the highest level".

The controversy centres on a major expansion of the White House complex that the administration has described as a secure ballroom and military facility. Plans reportedly include security infrastructure and a drone facility on the roof.

Trump rejects the idea that presidents are "tenants"

In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump sharply criticised the judges behind the decision, pointing out that two members of the panel were appointed by Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Trump particularly objected to the court's assertion that presidents are effectively temporary occupants of the White House and therefore cannot make major changes to the historic property without congressional approval.

"We are not tenants," Trump declared, arguing that elected presidents have the authority to renovate, secure and improve the White House grounds.

He pointed to decades of alterations and rebuilding at the presidential residence as evidence that successive administrations have changed the complex without needing permission from Congress.

A fight over presidential power

The court battle now goes beyond the ballroom itself.

At its heart is a question of how far a president's authority extends over the White House and its grounds — and whether major construction projects can be undertaken by the executive branch without approval from lawmakers.

Trump's decision to describe the project in national-security terms could make the confrontation even more politically significant.

The administration is now expected to challenge the ruling, setting up a potentially important test of presidential authority over the White House complex.

For Trump, the ballroom is therefore becoming more than a building project. It is another battle over the limits of executive power — and one he appears determined not to lose.

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Na na na na na, I am the boss, I am the President. I am not a tenant, I own this damn house, and if you don't like it then that's not my problem.

Trump has a history of defying the courts which is quite ironic since he falsely calls himself a law and order president, but his whole life has been about defying the law, and escaping the wrath of the law.

Impeach him, and lock him up.

Jeez, why don't the worship him like he wants? After all he is the second cuming.