The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for the White House ballroom project, arguing in part that the safety of the president is at stake.
The application from the National Park Service urges the justices to lift a lower court ruling that would pause the ongoing construction on Aug. 21. It calls the project an “integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national security.”
“If allowed to go into effect, the injunction would wrongfully install a single district judge as sole arbiter of what further construction is ‘strictly necessary’ to protect the safety of the President, his family, staff members, and visitors to the White House, including foreign dignitaries, and presidents and prime ministers of other countries,” the filing states.