Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump White House Ballroom Work to Continue

Was this the right decision in the face of a shaky lawsuit or a partisan ruling that green lights a taxpayer boondoggle?
Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump White House Ballroom Work to Continue
Above: Construction at the White House. Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Spin


Pro-Trump narrative

Chief Justice Roberts has rightly recognized that this lawsuit is built on shaky legal ground, with standing doctrine being blatantly ignored just to obstruct the Trump administration. Letting activist judges leave a massive hole in the ground for months just to spite Trump would've been a political stunt, not justice.

Anti-Trump narrative

Calling this ruling anything other than politically partisan strains credibility. Chief Justice Roberts has continued SCOTUS' recent trend of siding with Trump regardless of the consequences and now taxpayers may have to foot the bill for continuing to build a ballroom that hasn't yet been deemed legal.



The Controversies



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