on August 16, 2026 at 3:00 pm When President Trump said he was demolishing part of the White House to make way for his ballroom, he framed it as a matter of aesthetics and space. Now, he says it’s a “military complex.”Louise Radnofsky
on August 16, 2026 at 3:00 pm When President Trump said he was demolishing part of the White House to make way for his ballroom, he framed it as a matter of aesthetics and space. Now, he says it’s a “military complex.”Louise Radnofsky
As courts have questioned the president’s authority for the project, he has leaned in to arguments of national security.
As courts have questioned the president’s authority for the project, he has leaned in to arguments of national security.







