Trump ballroom unlikely to get White House Correspondents' dinners or end president's off-site events, critics say

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Trump White House ballroom unlikely to get WHCD buy-in — or end president's off-site events, critics say

Updated 4 days ago
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Critics say a White House ballroom would be a "vanity" project for President Donald Trump. He and the Department of Justice say it's needed for security. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include CNBC, CNN.

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Trump ballroom unlikely to get White House Correspondents' dinners or end president's off-site events, critics say
CNBC
CNBC
Lean Left
4/28/2026

Trump White House ballroom unlikely to get WHCD buy-in — or end president's off-site events, critics say

Critics say a White House ballroom would be a "vanity" project for President Donald Trump. He and the Department of Justice say it's needed for security.

In Trump-like tone, government lawyers ask court to undo ruling halting work on White House ballroom | CNN Politics
CNN
CNN
Left
4/28/2026

In Trump-like tone, government lawyers ask court to undo ruling halting work on White House ballroom

In an unusually biting court filing that mimicked the classic tone of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department asked a federal judge late Monday to undo a ruling that would have halted construction of a massive new White House ballroom. The DOJ’s request argued the suspected gunman who showed up at the White.