Trump says it's 'too late' to stop White House ballroom construction

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

Trump says it's 'too late' to stop White House ballroom construction

The president's comments came after Justice Department lawyers argued that the ballroom plans can still be modified and they plan to wait for federal reviews.

January 25, 2026 at 3:53 p.m. EST


President Donald Trump at the White House in January, as construction of the ballroom can be seen through a window. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards

President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted his proposed ballroom is a done deal -- even as Justice Department lawyers in court present the plans as flexible and subject to federal reviews.

In a lengthy post to his Truth Social platform, Trump said the project could not realistically be reversed because key materials have been lined up, writing that "there is no practical or reasonable way to go back" and declaring: "IT IS TOO LATE!"

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If Trump dies tomorrow afternoon, halting construction on that ballroom will be the second thing that people do.

[wcmagumba]

1. We gonna tear down whatever monstrosities the so called "president" manages to build...

[chicoescuela]

6. If he is still alive, he should be forced to watch.

[Trueblue1968]

17. Make him watch demolishing the horrible ballroom. If he tries to leave, tie him to a chair, surrounded by cops

[lonely bird]

2. Nah

We’ll tear the fucking thing down the moment that piece of excrement is out of office.

[cstanleytech]

3. We'll just demand the desecrations he's committed to be removed starting with the Kennedy Center.

Followed by his throne room being torn down and replaced and the rose garden restored.

[oberle]

7. Naaah keep the Kennedy Center

and just take his fucking name off it. It's too wonderful a building to destroy.

[SheltieLover]

4. Quiet slob

[Deuxcents]

5. Of course he's gonna say that..it was the plan from the beginning because he knew about federal reviews

[purr-rat beauty]

8. Exactly what a rapist would say

To their victim as they continue to brutalize them

Fuck him

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Anything can be stopped or demolished. /nt

[BigmanPigman]

10. Just give him a damn medal for "envisioning" a ballroom.

I big, beautiful medal declaring he is the king of all the grand ballrooms combined on Earth.

He would love that almost as much.

[patphil]

11. It's never too late.

Even if it were to be built, it could be drastically altered or even torn down completely.
Of course, we don't have any detailed plans yet...they should be ready in 2 weeks.

[murielm99]

12. Leave it, half built, half ruin.

Cordon it off, and put a sign in front of it. Declare this as trump's most fitting monument: RUBBLE.

Ozymandias..

[FakeNoose]

13. Name it the "Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom"

... but like you say ... leave it as rubble and let it grow weeds.

I don't think that will happen, but it's nice to dream.

[Quanta]

14. If he drops dead

We can stop all this madness. Just saying. Is he dead yet? How them cankles looking? Release the Trump/Epstein Files and set us all free from this lunacy already omg!

[Baitball Blogger]

15. The old, it's better to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.

[paleotn]

16. Nope.

And you're correct. May take awhile for the celebrations to die down but we'll get to bulldozing that monstrosity soon enough and restoring the White House to its former glory. And stripping his name off a bunch of other things. The guy will end up like some Soviet apparatchik who got whacked and written out of history. Erased other than his name will be synonymous with ignominious for all time. Kind of like Benedict Arnold and traitor.

[BidenRocks]

18. Nobody wants a fucking ballroom.

Sue him for damages to repair government property!
Chump does not own any of it, he's a renter.
Their IS an HOA governing federal buildings and properties.
Since chump blew it off, he must pay for complete and total restoration, including Jackie's Rose Garden.
Then fine him for pain and suffering we suffered under him.
100 Billion is a good start!
Time to sell more steaks!

[Martin68]

19. Fuck Trump. If he builds it, we will tear it down. it is a monstrous travesty.

[nwduke]

20. Donnie learned this scumming scheme

From daddy kkk Fred Trump! Tear the building down before approval from authorities, then plead, hey, it’s already torn down, might as well let me do what I want!

[LudwigPastorius]

21. The whole 'golden ballroom' is just cover for the extensive building they are doing under it.

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I guarantee that Trump demanded that the Presidential Emergency Operations Center be made opulent and larger after he took his first tour of it. And, guess what? We pay for it!

The whole thing about the new ballroom being paid for by private donors is just misdirection. Hundreds of millions of dollars of OUR money (maybe a billion) is being spent underneath it.

[SunSeeker]

22. Just like it wasn't "too late" to bring back Kilmar, it won't be too late to bring back the White House.

Fuck you, Shitler.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

23. Trump says 'Top Secret fact' exposed due to White House ballroom lawsuit

"Now look what you've done. It's all your fault."

Trump says 'Top Secret fact' exposed due to White House ballroom lawsuit

Venugopal Ramaswamy
USA TODAY
Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 2:58 p.m. ET

President Donald Trump said in a Jan. 25 Truth Social post that a preservationist group’s lawsuit against the construction of the $400 million ballroom had exposed a "Top Secret fact" about the involvement of the U.S. military and Secret Service on several aspects of the project, including design.

In December, the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit against Trump and several federal agencies aimed at halting the construction, saying it had not gone through a review process, had not completed an adequate environmental assessment or sought congressional authorization.

Trump disputed the group’s allegations, saying that "a President has never needed permission to change or enhance, because of the special grounds on which it sits, no matter how big (and important!), that enhancement may be."

"Additionally, in this instance, it is being done with the design, consent, and approval of the highest levels of the United States Military and Secret Service. The mere bringing of this ridiculous lawsuit has already, unfortunately, exposed this heretofore Top Secret fact," he wrote.

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[Javaman]

24. nope. they haven't done a geo or environmental report yet.

a little birdie told me.