Trump Drops Big Announcement About White House Ballroom And Democrats Go Nuts

Without question, President Trump has been opposed by more forces – political and legal – than any president in modern history. Or maybe in our country’s entire history. But because he’s Trump, he never gives up, never stops trying to get what he wants, and that is usually a great thing for our country.

In that vein, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to clear the way for continued construction on the White House Ballroom — a $400 million, 90,000-square-foot venue to host large events and state functions, funded by private donations, currently 65 percent complete. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed the emergency application, arguing that the D.C. Circuit’s injunction threatens national security and the safety of the president, his family, and executive branch staff.

The legal dispute boils down to one question: does the president need congressional authorization to renovate, improve, or expand the White House using privately donated funds? Two Obama-Biden appointed judges on the D.C. Circuit said yes. History, precedent, and basic constitutional logic say otherwise.

The appeals court majority wrote that it was “aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built.” The line is crafted to sound dispositive. It isn’t.