The United States Supreme Court once again endorsed the construction of the bunker and event hall at the White House, a project that President Donald Trump has been strongly promoting during his second term and which the court itself had temporarily authorized last week.
The vote was 5 to 4. The chief justice, John Roberts, joined the left wing of the Court and voted against this project. With this ruling, Trump won a fierce legal battle against the National Trust for Historic Preservation, an entity that opposed the project and had succeeded in getting a lower court to issue an injunction that halted it.
The Department of Justice, through its Attorney General John Sauer, had asked the Court to intervene in the matter, arguing that the White House ballroom functions as a military asset because it has an underground bunker and a drone port on the roof.
Trump confirmed that the project will be inaugurated in the summer of 2028
Last summer, the Trump administration announced it would build a White House ballroom entirely funded by private contributions. The goal of this project is to create a large space that can accommodate many more guests than currently allowed, as the presidential residence cannot currently host large functions for world leaders without having to set up a large tent outside the building.
"The magnificent ballroom and military complex will be a great source of pride for the entire country. The project, despite the unfounded lawsuit filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation of the United States [...] is under budget and ahead of schedule. The ballroom is fully funded by great patriots and corporations and is at no cost to the American taxpayer," he specified.
The Supreme Court once again supported the president in his project
