Trump rages at latest court order limiting White House ballroom construction

President Donald Trump on Thursday fumed at the latest order from a federal judge limiting construction on the White House ballroom to the "below-ground" elements.

"The White House doesn’t have a Ballroom (No Taxpayer Money!), which Presidents have desperately wanted and desired for over 150 years, but a Trump Hating, Washington, D.C. District Court Judge, a man who has gone out of his way to undermine National Security, and to make sure that this Great Gift to America gets delayed, or doesn’t get built, is attempting to prevent future Presidents and World Leaders from having a safe and secure large scale Meeting Place, or Ballroom...." Trump posted on Truth Social.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday issued the order after the D.C. Appeals Court asked him to clarify the scope of his previous injunction. The order came as part of a suit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States challenging the construction.

"Furthermore, the Ballroom, which is being constructed on budget and ahead of schedule, is needed now. Almost all material necessary for its construction is being built and/or on its way to the site, ready for installation and erection," Trump said. "Much of it has already been paid for, costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. If somebody, especially one with no standing, had a complaint — Why wasn’t it filed many months earlier, long before Construction was started? The Public Record was open for all to see."

The development is the latest setback for the project, which has faced scrutiny from the political left and historical preservationists.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.