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US appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. The court added that a president cannot fundamentally reshape the White House without congressional approval.

France 24 English By FRANCE 24 Aug 7, 2026, 4:06 PM Captured Aug 7, 2026, 5:31 PM

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A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval.

US President Donald Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to construct an 8,400-square-metre ballroom where the White House’s East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition, according to the decision by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Read moreWhite House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump's ballroom

In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction.

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B 16/100 risk

Grade B reflects 16/100 framing risk from decision pressure, editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 83%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 32
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate unknown (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

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+12 · 82% confidence

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Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

Read moreWashington or 'Trumptown': The architectural expression of a cult of personality Attorneys for the preservation group countered that the lack of a White House ballroom doesn’t constitute a national security emergency. “That commonsense conclusion is not clearly erroneous, and there is no basis to disturb it,” they wrote.

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US President Donald Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to construct an 8,400-square-metre ballroom where the White House’s East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition, according to the decision by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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“What it does mean,” the court continued, “is that the Defendants may not do so during the district court’s expeditious litigation without securing Congress’s authorisation, as the Constitution and laws require.”
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Read moreWashington or 'Trumptown': The architectural expression of a cult of personality Attorneys for the preservation group countered that the lack of a White House ballroom doesn’t constitute a national security emergency. “That commonsense conclusion is not clearly erroneous, and there is no basis to disturb it,” they wrote.

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