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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM

Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’

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Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’ | CNN Politics
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Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’ | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from moving ahead with any further work on a massive new $400 million ballroom on the former site of the White House East Wing.
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tekani11 Mar 31, 2026 +197
Hell yeah. Now order him to restore the rest of the white house back to the way it was using his own money.
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MidLifeCrysis75 Mar 31, 2026 +36
F*** yeah!👍
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PopPalsUnited Mar 31, 2026 +31
This
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MultiGeometry Mar 31, 2026 +6
Or at least his executive branch budget. From and accounting standpoint, I honestly don’t understand how he’s allowed to spend money that hasn’t been allocated or he doesn’t have. Edit: if we can keep his spending to the budget, and he can’t spend more than he’s been allocated, I think a lot of damage gets mitigated.
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MrMuf Mar 31, 2026 +5
Good luck
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MidLifeCrysis75 Mar 31, 2026 +66
Hahhaahhahahah. He’s going to have a f****** stroke!
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GriffinFlash Mar 31, 2026 +53
or just ignore it and keep doing things like he has been.
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rat_penis Mar 31, 2026 +17
Who's gonna stop him?
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TaxOwlbear Mar 31, 2026 +11
Congress. Hahaha, sorry, just my attempt at humour.
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MidLifeCrysis75 Mar 31, 2026 +6
Probably right.
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mlorusso4 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Ya his people just won’t tell him about this. Or tell him he actually won the case
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gauriemma Mar 31, 2026 +8
One can only hope.
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He_Who_Walks_Behind_ Mar 31, 2026 +8
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
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readonlyred Mar 31, 2026
They have 14 days to appeal. The order will likely get blocked by another judge in that time.
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ChucksnTaylor Mar 31, 2026 +17
Nice to see a judge who cuts through the Bs: “I have concluded that the National Trust is likely to succeed on the merits because no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have,” Leon wrote. “As such, I must therefore GRANT the National Trust’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, and the ballroom construction project must stop until Congress authorizes its completion.”
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Ok-disaster2022 Mar 31, 2026 +6
Congress is going to "forget" to require the use of "donated" bribe money Pedo Trump is going to leave office leaving behind a giant hole in the ground and the donation account. 
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SinfulPetallll Mar 31, 2026 +16
It’s a clear reminder that even projects on federal property must follow proper procedures.
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Inspectorgadget4250 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Hide the ketchup bottles!
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JeffSteinMusic Mar 31, 2026 +16
“Sure SCOTUS just struck down a conversion therapy ban, but it’s the little victories that matter!” 🤦🏻‍♀️ I don’t want to believe this is the country I live in, but between Republican voters and non-voters, it’s the exact sort of egregious dangerous stupidity that our free-willed adult society collectively asked for.
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tomz17 Mar 31, 2026 +14
>Sure SCOTUS just struck down a conversion therapy ban IMHO, correctly decided, as evidenced by the fact that it was an overwhelming majority (i.e. 8-1) decision. The Colorado law in question prevented a licensed therapist from attempting to **talk** a minor patient out of a gender transition while simultaneously permitting those same therapists to support/encourage minor patients in the exploration of gender transition. Even if you ignore the incongruency there (i.e. the government picking a particular psychological treatment path they prefer), the key part of the argument is in bold. The government should not (and in fact can not) regulate the things people are allowed to say with **extremely** narrow exception.
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NorthAmericanSlacker Mar 31, 2026 +5
The law had a good intention. Bad implementation.
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tomz17 Mar 31, 2026 +1
ehhh... when it comes to law the implementation details matter FAR more than the intention.
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BrobaFett26 Mar 31, 2026 +12
Ok and what if he doesnt?
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CyanConatus Mar 31, 2026 +8
I guess he could be impeached and then if that passes removed through Senate. Unlikely but theoretically possible
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citygirl_2018 Mar 31, 2026 +2
I recognize how unlikely it is but could you imagine if the thing that brings him down is this
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illogical_mindset Mar 31, 2026 +1
According to the judge “it’s at risk of being taken down.”
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Frogacuda Mar 31, 2026 +3
It's a bunker not a ballroom. He admitted it now. It's f****** creepy. 
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Old-n-Wrinkly Mar 31, 2026 +3
Just keep it at a grinding halt a bit longer…he won’t last forever.
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supercali45 Mar 31, 2026 +4
America is lawless .. he gonna appeal and continue doing whatever he wants
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purplebrown_updown Mar 31, 2026 +2
SCOTUS will let him do this. Their logic will be the people elected trump so this is the people's decision.
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CrotasScrota84 Mar 31, 2026 +2
Beautiful
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not_a_moogle Apr 1, 2026 +2
Trump doesnt know the meaning of stop
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CurlyDirt Mar 31, 2026 +3
What does the White House have in common with my Catwoman cosplay? There's no ballroom.
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Surturiel Mar 31, 2026 +2
Wake me up when they start arresting people from this administration.
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Economy-Republic3497 Apr 1, 2026 +1
reversed in less than a week. the ruling on standing is literally LOL funny.
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etang77 Apr 1, 2026 +2
Trump is actually very Spursy.
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nohurrie32 Mar 31, 2026 +1
He isn’t going to stop and there will be zero repercussions, I gaurantee it!
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LimpyDan Mar 31, 2026 +1
What construction?
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