WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom it demolished the East Wing of the White House to make space for, barring work from proceeding without congressional approval. US District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. The White House quickly filed a notice to appeal while Trump fumed at the ruling. “We built many things at the White House over the years.

The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was the "steward" of the White House, but not the "owner".

A federal judge issued an order to halt President Donald Trump's plan to build a $400 million White House ballroom.