Republicans rush to green light White House ballroom following third Trump assassination scare

Republicans rush to green light White House ballroom following third Trump assassination scare

A federal court had ordered construction halted on the 90,000-square-foot project without congressional approval

First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the planned $400 million White House Ballroom extension during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump shared a rendering of the proposed White House ballroom on Truth Social on Feb. 3, 2026. (Copyright Donald Trump/Truth Social)

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