Trump blasts appeals court for halting White House ballroom construction, claiming decision is a ‘national security threat’ – live

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US Federal Appeals Court Halts White House Ballroom Construction. A US federal appeals court has sided with historic preservationists in a lawsuit to stop construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House. The court upheld a preliminary injunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the Trump administration for building the ballroom without congressional authorization. The administration has repeatedly labeled the project as "a gift" to the US people. Donald Trump has called the decision a "National Security Threat at the highest level." The appeals court has put its ruling on hold for two weeks to allow the administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

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