By
Nia Prater,
Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics
Trump at the ballroom construction site in May.
As President Donald Trump has continued pushing his $400 million White House ballroom project through legal challenges, he has framed the construction as a necessity for national security, highlighting an apparent “military center” within the planned expansion. But new reporting indicates the White House is far more fortified than the president and other administration officials have indicated, undermining their central legal argument for the construction to continue.
