Trump rages at ‘national disgrace’ after judges slap down beloved ballroom remodel, setting up a Supreme Court showdown

Donald Trump was furious at the federal court judges who ordered his White House ballroom construction to be halted.  

On Friday, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the President must stop construction on the site of the East Wing, which was destroyed as part of the $400 million plan

The President, who vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court, vented his fury at the two judges who ruled against him, Judge Patricia Millett and Judge Bradley Garcia, in a post to Truth Social Friday night.

He called the ruling ‘a National Disgrace’ and took specific exception to the judges decision that said ‘each President is a temporary tenant of the White House.’ 

Trump wrote: ‘We are not tenants, who pay rent and do all other things that a tenant must do, we are PRESIDENTS, elected by the people of the United States of America, and have many rights, including the right to fix, renovate, secure, protect, and beautify the White House grounds, which has been built and rebuilt, renovated and rerenovated, repaired and, simply, MADE BETTER, many times since 1792, and never needing the permission of Congress, or anyone else, to do so.’

He also singled out Millett and Garcia for being ‘one appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, the other by Sleepy Joe Biden.’

Millett was appointed by Obama, while Garcia was a Biden appointee. Dissenting Judge Neomi Rao was appointed by Trump. 

‘This decision, made after much of the work has been done and paid for, is a National Security Threat at the highest level. It is also a National Disgrace.’

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 on Friday that the Trump administration must halt its construction on the President’s White House ballroom project

The East Wing of the White House was torn down last year as the President pushed ahead with building his ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the National Park Service last year to halt the construction, arguing the President first needed to get authorization for the project from Congress

The ruling is on hold for 14 days to give the Trump administration a chance to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

‘We will be immediately appealing to the United States Supreme Court,’ Trump vowed in a statement after the ruling. 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued last year to halt the administration’s major East Wing remodeling expected to span roughly 90,000sq ft. 

The trust sued the National Park Service last year after the East Wing was torn down, claiming that the White House needed Congressional authorization to proceed with the ballroom project. 

The Trump administration never requested permission from Congress, an issue the ruling majority of judges noted in their decision.   

‘Whether or not a ⁠massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,’ the majority wrote.

‘Congress has not ceded unfettered authority to the Executive Branch to dramatically redesign, reshape, and reconstruct the White House – the People’s ​House – to fit a particular President’s desires.’ 

Construction on the site has already been paused twice during the legal battle, but Trump’s latest appeal was not warmly received. 

He also singled out Millett and Garcia for being ‘one appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, the other by Sleepy Joe Biden.’ Millett (pictured left), was appointed by Obama, while Garcia (pictured right) was appointed by Biden

Construction crews work on the White House South Lawn to install a new helicopter landing pad

US District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former GOP President George W Bush, ordered a halt to the above-ground construction while allowing the administration to proceed with subterranean work. 

Leon previously ruled that there is no law that ‘comes close to giving the President’ the power to build the ballroom without the go-ahead from Congress. 

The ballroom constitutes the largest White House remodel in modern history, but it’s not the only change that Trump has made to the executive mansion. 

During the President’s second term, he remodeled the West Wing Colonnade, adding the Presidential Walk of Fame, with features portraits of past US presidents and new black granite flooring.

He has also ordered a redesign of the White House’s South Lawn that will include a new helicopter landing pad. 

Additionally, the President has ordered the National Park Service to refurbish the White House’s front entrance. 

Neither the White House nor the Department of Justice immediately responded to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.

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