Trump rages after White House ballroom project blocked for now 

Well, well, well. If it isn’t another case of doing things the fast way instead of the right way  — only this time, the brakes got slammed, hard.  

A federal judge has blocked President Trump from moving forward with a massive $400 million ballroom at the White House. Yow know, that proposed 89,000 square foot addition. For context, that’s significantly larger than the entire Executive Mansion itself, which sits at about 55,000 square feet. So yeah — the judge said no because this isn’t “sprucing up.” This is a full-on transformation.  

And the judge, Richard Leon, who is known for using exclamations, did not mince words. He said: “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!”  

That line right there? That hit the nail on the head.  

Because the issue isn’t whether a ballroom is a good idea. It’s whether a president can unilaterally decide to tear down and rebuild parts of one of the most symbolic buildings in the country — without Congress signing off. And according to Leon, the answer is a firm N-O.  “Unless and until Congress blesses........

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