Trump Rages at Congress and Courts Over Delays to $200 Million White House Ballroom
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 26
Trump Rages at Congress and Courts Over Delays to $200 Million White House Ballroom
6 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 26
Recent weeks have seen Trump lash out at a federal judge, a Senate official and a local historian as his White House ballroom project runs into delays.
Courts and Congress have emerged as the main obstacles after Trump bulldozed the East Wing and reshaped federal panels that quickly approved the plan.
The dispute shows how a project Trump has treated as a top White House priority is now being slowed by legal and legislative checks he cannot easily bypass.
With the East Wing demolished, can the White House's historic integrity survive this controversial $400 million ballroom project?
Can a court order truly stop a president from rebuilding the White House in the name of national security?