{"id":12527,"date":"2026-08-14T11:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=12527"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:51:53","slug":"trump-appeals-to-supreme-court-to-resume-white-house-ballroom-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/trump-appeals-to-supreme-court-to-resume-white-house-ballroom-construction-14082026\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Resume White House Ballroom Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking permission to immediately resume construction of the ballroom at the White House after a court halted the work a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>RELATED:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/trump-sued-over-truth-social-advance-access-sale\/\">Trump Sued Over Truth Social Advance Access Sale<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis project, like its predecessors, should be a matter for the president and the political process, not construction through a judicial order,\u201d according to the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Aug. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit halted construction until the White House obtains congressional authorization, in a decision that will take effect in one week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe decision whether or not to build a large ballroom belongs to Congress, and is not a matter of executive self-help\u2026 Each president is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its executive residence,\u201d the judges said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration filed the appeal within the 14-day legal deadline, and the appeal reactivates the Supreme Court\u2019s emergency docket while the court is in its summer recess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ballroom construction, which has involved demolishing the White House\u2019s East Wing, is one of Trump\u2019s major priorities during this term, driven by his desire to leave a significant legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Ballroom is a gift from President Trump and great patriots of the United States of America,\u201d he wrote a week ago on his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the outset, the construction has faced opposition from organizations that protect U.S. heritage because they consider that work on the ballroom began without the relevant preliminary studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>teleSUR\/ JF<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source: EFE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: teleSUR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking permission to immediately resume construction of the ballroom at the White House&hellip; 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