JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump touts White House repairs: 'Past Presidents did not take care of it'
Trump also included photos of the restoration work, which comes amid construction of the White House ballroom.
Trump also included photos of the restoration work, which comes amid construction of the White House ballroom.
Construction of the new White House ballroom has advanced significantly just weeks after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to continue above-ground work despite ongoing legal challenges. #ballroom #trump #whitehouse
Since the ruling, President Donald Trump has enlisted 250 workers on a 20-hour-a-day and seven-days-a week schedule for the construction.
The Supreme Court’s green light for Trump’s ballroom has emboldened the administration to start building Trump’s arch without approval from Congress.
The Supreme Court this week allowed him to continue construction on the project, vacating lower court stays that came as part of a suit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.
The Supreme Court gave a green light to the new White House ballroom, but several of the president’s other Washington projects remain stalled.
The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to proceed with construction on his White House ballroom. In his dissent, Chief Justice Roberts said the construction was "likely unlawful." MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barrón-López, legal journalist Cristian Farias and Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson join Katy Tur to discuss the decision.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that construction of the White House ballroom can continue, lifting a block on above-ground work as President Trump asserts the project is necessary for national security. It halts a lower court ruling that would’ve restricted construction until Congress provided additional approvals. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6061878-trump-wins-ballroom-construction-lawsuit/ #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Trump #WhiteHouse #WhiteHouseBallroom #JohnRoberts
MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart talks to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance about the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, Chief Justice John Roberts’ surprise dissent opinion, and what legal avenues are still available to stop the construction.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Scores Major Supreme Court Victory