It’s evident by now that the left is committed to throwing a wrench into pretty much anything President Trump does.
As the latest example, a rogue federal judge is trying to stop construction of the White House ballroom — again!
Today, Bush-appointed U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that construction on the White House ballroom has to stop until Congress grants approval.
However, he allowed construction of the underground portion of the project — which includes the new bunker — to continue.
Here are the details of the ruling:
🚨 JUST IN: A federal judge has ONCE AGAIN HALTED construction of President Trump’s ballroom, despite an Appeals Court striking down his previous order to do so
These “judges” are HELLBENT on stopping literally ANYTHING 47 does..
The judiciary is a LOST CAUSE in our country, if… pic.twitter.com/o0Bjo0bfcQ
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 16, 2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has ONCE AGAIN HALTED construction of President Trump’s ballroom, despite an Appeals Court striking down his previous order to do so
These “judges” are HELLBENT on stopping literally ANYTHING 47 does..
The judiciary is a LOST CAUSE in our country, if something doesn’t change NOW.
The judge is now only allowing UNDERGROUND construction to occur at the White House Complex, which doesn’t include the Ballroom.
Judge Richard Leon is the same judge who issued the original ruling blocking construction on the ballroom from continuing.
Last week, an appeals court struck down his order and sent it back to the lower court for further review.
Today, Judge Leon “clarified” the scope of the ruling to apply to only the above-ground portions of the project.
In other words, President Trump just can’t keep building the actual ballroom.
NBC News reported:
A federal judge on Thursday issued a new order halting construction of President Donald Trump’s much-touted new White House ballroom, finding the administration was using fancy footwork to try to sidestep his previous ruling.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had previously issued an order halting the $400 million project until the White House got it approved by Congress, with an exception for “actions strictly necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House and its grounds.” That specifically includes an underground bunker and security measures being put in place at the site under the former East Wing structure.
Trump argued that the exception also meant the whole 90,000-square-foot ballroom could be built, because the entire project is necessary for the safety and security of the White House. Leon disagreed.
“Defendants argue that the entire ballroom construction project, from tip to tail, falls within the safety-and-security exception and therefore may proceed unabated. That is neither a reasonable nor a correct reading of my Order!” Leon, a noted fan of exclamation marks, wrote. “It is, to say the least, incredible, if not disingenuous, that Defendants now argue that my Order does not stop ballroom construction because of the safety-and-security exception!”
“I cannot possibly agree,” Leon added.
National security, Leon writes, “is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity.”
In many ways, this ruling is even more ridiculous than the first one!
First of all, I have to re-iterate that President Trump is not using taxpayer money for the White House ballroom. So, therefore, it does not require Congressional approval.
Secondly, how is one supposed to construct only a portion of the project?
President Trump was quick to respond, pointing out that the White House ballroom project — in its entirety — is important for safeguarding present and future presidents.
Read his full statement on Truth Social here:
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, one with Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning, Top Secret Military Installations, Structures, and Equipment, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Columns, Roofs, and Beams, Drone Proof Ceilings and Roofs, Military Grade Venting, and Bullet, Ballistic, and Blast Proof Glass —which all means that no future President, living in the White House without this Ballroom, can ever be Safe and Secure at Events, Future Inaugurations, or Global Summits. This Magnificent Space will allow them to carry out their vital duties as the Leader of our Nation. 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. 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. Everybody knew that it was planned, and going to be built. This highly political Judge, and his illegal overreach, is out of control, and costing our Nation greatly. This is a mockery to our Court System! The Ballroom is deeply important to our National Security, and no Judge can be allowed to stop this Historic and Militarily Imperative Project. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
In a separate Truth Social post, President Trump pointed out another glaring flaw in the judge’s reasoning.
Namely, that the underground part of the project would be entirely useless without the above-ground sections!
Read here:
The out of control Trump Hating, Washington, D.C. District Court Judge, who doesn’t want to accept a $400 Million Dollar GIFT of one of the most beautiful Ballrooms anywhere in the World, desperately needed by the White House and its future Presidents (Due to time constraints, I will barely get to use it!), wants me to build the “underground” portion of the Ballroom, without the “above ground” portion, but the underground doesn’t work, isn’t necessary, and would indeed be useless, without the above ground sections. The underground portion is wedded to, and serves, the upper portion, including the Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning, Top Secret Military Installations, Structures, and Equipment, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Columns, Roofs, and Beams, Drone Proof Ceilings and Roofs, Military Grade Venting, and Bullet, Ballistic, and Blast Proof Glass. It’s all tied together as one big, expensive, and very complex unit, which is vital for National Security and Military Operations of the United States of America! The Judge’s decision, which doesn’t even discuss the vital subject of STANDING, of which the plaintiff has none, severely jeopardizes the lives and welfare of the people who work, and will be working, at the White House — including all future Presidents of the United States, and their families. President DONALD J. TRUMP
The order does not go into effect for seven more days, giving the Trump administration plenty of time to appeal this absurd ruling.
Strike it down fast!
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