00:00A federal judge has temporarily blocked construction of Trump's proposed $400 million White House ballroom,
00:07ruling that no existing law gives the president authority to build such a structure without congressional approval.
00:14Judge Richard Leon sided with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued in December,
00:20finding the group likely to prevail, and gave the Trump administration 14 days before the injunction takes effect,
00:27during which they quickly filed an appeal.
00:29Trump fired back on Truth Social, calling the National Trust a radical left group of lunatics
00:35and defending the project as under budget, ahead of schedule, and privately funded.
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