OAN Staff Sophia Flores
6:41 PM – Friday, August 7, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced that he will appeal to the Supreme Court following a decision by two appellate court judges appointed by former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden to halt construction of the planned White House ballroom.
On Friday, after an appeals court ruled that the president cannot continue his $400 million White House ballroom project without congressional authorization, Trump took to Truth Social, revealing his administration will immediately appeal the "horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful" decision.
"The Military and Secret Service are viewing this horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful ruling as a National Security threat to our Nation in that the entire Complex is being built for the protection of our Country and, additionally, all future Presidents," Trump stated.
"This unjust decision must be overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety," the president continued.
In his two posts, the president explained that the ballroom, which he also referred to as a "desperately needed military center," is already being built ahead of schedule and under budget. He stated that the project has been completely paid for with no expense to the American taxpayer, and questioned why the judges waited until construction had begun to bring the case forward.
Trump emphasized that the complex "includes Bomb Shelters, State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning, Top Secret Military Facilities, Structures and Equipment, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Columns, Roofs, and Beams, Drone Proof Ceilings and Roofs, Military Grade Venting, and Bullet, Ballistic, and Blast Proof Glass. It is all tied together as one big, expensive, and very complex unit, which is vital for National Security and Military Operations of the United States of America!"
Two Obama and Biden Appellate Court Judges just voted against the desperately needed Military Center, required for the National Security of Washington, D.C., and our Country, itself. Highly Respected Judge, Neomi Rao, stated the following key points, among others, in a strongly… pic.twitter.com/1qdSyouuKi
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 7, 2026
The ruling, which was issued in a 2-1 decision, was placed on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump previously appealed after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked above-ground construction on the site twice.
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