Fact-check: “Trump's ballroom project has been stopped by a judge”
Verdict: Mostly True (88% confidence)
Multiple independent primary sources confirm that both a federal district judge and a federal appeals court have ordered construction halted on Trump's White House ballroom project. The D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 on August 7, 2026 that above-ground construction must stop because Congress has not approved the project, upholding District Judge Richard Leon's March 31, 2026 preliminary injunction. The key qualification is that the order is not permanent — it halts above-ground work pending congression…
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