No more Rose Garden???

[rareboy]

Bombastic and unoriginal.

Disproportionate. Bloated. It will be impossible not to mock.

But it is the perfect set piece for the US in 2026.

 

[KaraBulut]

Quick. Somebody hide all the ketchup bottles.

Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now

A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot construct his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing without approval from Congress, halting for now one of the Republican president's most visible efforts to reshape ‌the seat of...

www.reuters.com

Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now

• Judge grants injunction in lawsuit by nonprofit group
• "Construction has to stop," judge writes in ruling
• Administration says ballroom provides needed modernization
• Trump has broad plans to reshape Washington landmarks

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot construct his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing without approval from Congress, halting for now one of the Republican president's most visible efforts to reshape ‌the seat of American power.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted a request for a preliminary injunction by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization that brought a lawsuit alleging Trump exceeded his authority when he razed the historic East Wing and launched construction on the new building.

 

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(From linked article)

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted a request for a preliminary injunction by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Judge Leon issued a 14-day delay on the enforcement of his injunction in order to allow the Trump administration time to appeal the decision.