On Friday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2 to 1 to block Trump from implementing the White House State Dining Room project. However, the ruling will be stayed for two weeks to allow Trump the opportunity to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. If the ruling takes effect, Trump would have to halt construction immediately. The judges stated that Trump cannot undertake such renovations without authorization from Congress. They wrote: “Congress has not granted the executive branch unlimited power to carry out large-scale redesigns, renovations, and reconstructions of the 'People's House' simply to accommodate the personal preferences of a sitting president.” Shortly after the ruling was announced, Trump stated his administration would “immediately” appeal to the Supreme Court. On Truth Social, he wrote: “The Supreme Court must completely overturn this unjust ruling.” He labeled the decision “terrible, politically motivated, and unlawful,” and claimed it poses a serious threat to national security. In his post on Friday, he began referring to the building not as the “State Dining Room,” but instead as the “Military Command Center.”
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