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pat_k

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17. Absolutely!!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 06:01 PM

14 hrs ago

The public hates the ballroom. If this holds on appeal, I don't see it happening. I'm not even sure a majority of Republicans would vote for authorization, much less the 60 needed in the Senate:

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Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’

A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.

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Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Let's pray it sticks. sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #1

The ketchup...? displacedvermoter 17 hrs ago #2

The judicial block. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #5

The ketchup alert status has been raised to KETCHCON 1! LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #15

I needed all of these memes Roy Rolling 4 hrs ago #28

Absolutely!! pat_k 14 hrs ago #17

I would love a panel of former intelligence directors from at least four past (non Trump) administrations hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #3

A bit more info from Reuters Yonnie3 16 hrs ago #4

Including Trump's Bunker, I hope. no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #6

May the courts do what Trump does so well - delay until he is gone. Then let the new Democratic Marie Marie 16 hrs ago #7

best solution right here NJCher 16 hrs ago #8

They should sieze his assets to pay for it Jean-Luc 11 hrs ago #24

BumRush NJCher 16 hrs ago #9

US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #10

This ruling made me smile-Judge Richard Leon drops at least 18 of his trademark exclamation points LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #11

"Judge Richard Leon drops at least 18 of his trademark exclamation points" BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #13

Counting explanation marks in this opinion LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #14

LOL! BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #16

he should be ordered to pay for the rebuilding as it was moonshinegnomie 16 hrs ago #12

He will try to make us pay for it Bayard 14 hrs ago #18

I want the corporations to pay twice newdeal2 14 hrs ago #19

Just caught the tail end of a news flash, Bayard 13 hrs ago #20

He'll ignore this ruling and continue to do whatever HE wants BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #21

But if the judge starts sanctioning the contracted construction companies BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #22

GOOD! BigmanPigman 9 hrs ago #26

It would have been even nicer... jmowreader 11 hrs ago #23

The East Wing amcgrath 9 hrs ago #25

I would like one journalist to ask Trump why he has spent more time thinking about the Ballroom than about Doodley 7 hrs ago #27