The White House says its ballroom is 65% complete. Its documents suggest otherwise.
Government records suggest the ballroom is closer to one-third complete, not 65%, as the administration seeks Supreme Court approval to keep building.
- Two weeks ago, the Trump administration told the Supreme Court that construction of the new White House East Wing was 65% finished, arguing the work was too far along for the court to halt.
- The Administration argued that stopping work would cause 'chaos in service of nothing' because the project had already progressed beyond the point of judicial intervention, urging the court to allow construction to continue.
- As of July, public appropriations data shows only $144 million spent, representing about 24 percent of the $600 million budget, while the work is just 10 months into a 34-month construction schedule.
- Calling the completion percentage 'doubtful,' retired architect and former president of the American Institute Carl Elefante questioned the significant gap between the government's claim and available project data.
- President Donald Trump is reportedly 'tinkering around' with ballroom design details, with recent renderings showing new golden seals on the exterior and a restored staircase, despite the ongoing legal dispute.
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Trump's Supreme Court ballroom claim blown apart as WaPo takes a microscope to contracts
President Donald Trump's administration told the Supreme Court its controversial White House ballroom project is "65% finished" to argue it's too late for judges to halt construction.But newly reviewed budget and internal records suggest that number doesn't add up, The Washington Post reported.The claim came from White House official Joshua Fisher in a filing pushing the justices to overturn a lower court ruling that had ordered aboveground cons…
WaPo catches Trump red-handed: White House faked ballroom progress
While the Trump administration told the Supreme Court that construction on President Donald Trump’s much-demanded White House ballroom was already “65 percent finished,” a new analysis of government documents by the Washington Post has revealed that number is far higher than the reality. “By the White House’s own standard for measuring the project’s progress, established in a confidential agreement with contractor Clark Construction,” reports th…
White House Claims Ballroom Is 65% Complete
“The Trump administration told the Supreme Court two weeks ago that construction of a new White House East Wing was ‘65% finished,’ part of its argument that the work was too far along for the court to halt,” the Washington Post reports. “But by the White House’s own standard for measuring the project’s progress, established […]
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