Judge Says He’s Unlikely to Block Construction of White House Ballroom, for Now

He said he expects the government to finalize and unveil its construction plans by the end of the month.

Construction workers begin work for adding a ballroom to the East Wing of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—A federal judge said on Dec. 16 that he is unlikely to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom on White House grounds, at least for now.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon told the court that the violation of the plaintiff’s procedural right to comment on the plans was probably not enough to show irreparable harm, and did not justify the request for a temporary emergency block.