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Trump says he will appeal ballroom decision to US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump on Friday denounced an appeals court decision ordering a pause in construction of his marquee White House ballroom, and vowed to challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court.

Reuters WORLD
Published August 07,2026 08:33 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday ⁠he would ⁠appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over ⁠a lower court's decision to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom at the White House complex.

"The decision ⁠has ⁠been stayed, and does not take effect for a period of time. We will be ⁠immediately appealing to the United States Supreme Court," Trump wrote in a social media ⁠post. "This unjust ‌decision ‌must be ⁠overturned by the Supreme Court ⁠in its entirety."