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Trump's ballroom architect, roasting in the hot seat

The Times of India 22 Mar 2026
The ballroom's scale and design have drawn significant opposition.
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Trump’s Ballroom Architect Is Skilled at Shrugging Off Outrage

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
Shalom Baranes, who arrived in the U.S. as a Libyan refugee and went on to renovate the Pentagon, is baffling fellow architects for accepting the job. But he said some of his previous projects have drawn outrage too ... .
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White House ballroom architect speaks out against Trump immigration policies

Raw Story 21 Mar 2026
Shalom Baranes, a Libyan refugee and chief architect for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, described the president’s immigration policies as “heartbreaking” in a recent interview, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Rex Huppke: Trump wants us to sacrifice for war? Start with his ballroom money

The Spokesman-Review 20 Mar 2026
In fact, given that there’s no person who loves America more than President Donald Trump, I’m certain he will immediately donate all the money for his big, beautiful White House ballroom to the war effort.
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Judge Rips Apart DOJ’s Bonkers Claim About Trump’s Ballroom With Just 1 Burn

Huffington Post 19 Mar 2026
It’s safe to say that the U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wasn’t really feeling the Department of Justice’s “brazen” arguments ... .
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Trump wants us to sacrifice for war? Start with his ballroom money. | Opinion

Usatoday 19 Mar 2026
All must sacrifice during war, so Trump will hand over his ballroom money ... No true patriot would worry about a ballroom’s marble floors and ornate light fixtures while our brave warfighters are overseas fighting a kinetic war with great lethality.
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Judge Isn’t Buying White House’s ‘Brazen’ Ballroom Defense

New York Magazine 19 Mar 2026
When a federal judge declined to halt construction on the White House ballroom last month, President Donald Trump celebrated on Truth Social, bragging that U.S ... defense of his big, beautiful ballroom.
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Bentonville Ballroom gets Planning Commission’s approval

NWA Online 18 Mar 2026
BENTONVILLE -- A proposed mid-size performance space with a capacity of 2,500 is one step closer to reality ... .
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US judge questions ‘shifting’ defense of Trump ballroom project

West Hawaii Today 18 Mar 2026
Justice Department’s legal arguments defending construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of ...
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Trump’s Ballroom: Put It Underground?

New York Times 18 Mar 2026
Readers criticize President Trump’s proposed ballroom addition to the White House. Also. Trust the pediatrician; troops, not “boots on the ground.” ... .
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Judge Humiliates Trump’s DOJ in Ballroom Court Battle

The Daily Beast 18 Mar 2026
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his $400 million ballroom is a mere “alteration” to the White House.
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Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan

AOL 18 Mar 2026
A federal judge has slammed Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing, and plan to build a $400m ballroom where it once stood, as “brazen”, and has indicated he might terminate the project later this month.
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