Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

Politics
16 Dec 2025 • 6:28 AM MYT
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The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.

The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation asking a federal judge to halt the project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.