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a kennedy

(36,106 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 07:56 PM Saturday

and damn if we didn't know it......the damn fawking ballroom is back on to being built.....is the SC gonna get it???

A three-judge appeals court panel is allowing construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom to continue -- for now.

In a decision late Friday, the panel granted an administrative stay of an earlier injunction blocking above-ground construction of the White House ballroom.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Trump can't build the planned ballroom without authorization from Congress, prompting the White House to appeal the decisio

Leon revised his ruling this week -- after the appeals court ruled that he needed to clarify his order -- to say that security-related work could go on, particularly below ground.

The White House appealed Thursday's order and three-judge appeals panel granted a stay of Leon's order to give the judges time to consider the White House's emergency motion for a broader, more lasting stay of Leon's injunction.

"The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion," the panel wrote in the order.

It's unclear how long this administrative stay might remain in place. The appeals court has set oral arguments on the matter for June 5.

https://l.smartnews.com/p-7yOfx8cM/yMNDG6

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and damn if we didn't know it......the damn fawking ballroom is back on to being built.....is the SC gonna get it??? (Original Post) a kennedy Saturday OP
Get a clue... lame54 Saturday #1
I would, IF I KNEW HOW TO DO THAT!!!!! a kennedy Saturday #2
Didn't realize... lame54 Saturday #8
Judges don't care how much money Trump steals and wastes. Irish_Dem Saturday #3
Maybe they're supposed to have ethics? Just a thought. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Saturday #4
I guess that is a quaint old fashioned idea these days. Irish_Dem Saturday #6
It feels stupid to only be able to "recommend" this buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #5
This bdamomma Saturday #7

Irish_Dem

(81,861 posts)
3. Judges don't care how much money Trump steals and wastes.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:05 PM
Saturday

Judges have nice paychecks, big pensions, health insurance, all guaranteed.
Paid for by the US taxpayer, why would they care about the rest of us?

Irish_Dem

(81,861 posts)
6. I guess that is a quaint old fashioned idea these days.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:10 PM
Saturday

All the values and ideals we were taught don't seem popular any more.

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,007 posts)
5. It feels stupid to only be able to "recommend" this
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:08 PM
Saturday

… when what I really want is for someone to toss a firebomb and just start over from scratch when an actual president (if any) takes over. JFC.

Remember when there were rules? *sigh*

bdamomma

(69,587 posts)
7. This
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:30 PM
Saturday

ballroom should not be happening, this is our WH it belongs to us not an effing pedo!!!! He is decimating and destroying this country. He needs to be removed ASAP.

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