The National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve the construction of the White House ballroom proposed by President Donald Trump on Thursday.
The majority of the 12-member National Capital Planning Commission, charged with overseeing federal construction projects, voted to approve the construction, but at least two commissioners voted present, and one commissioner voted no.
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The vote comes after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, ruled on Tuesday that the East Wing Modernization Project, as the ballroom construction is formally known, cannot continue without explicit approval from Congress.
“The White House has and is working collaboratively and in good faith with all relevant parties, including the National Capital Planning Commission,” said Davis Ingle, a White House spokesman, before the vote took place. “We are not ‘directing’ them to do anything, and any reporting that suggests otherwise is either ill-informed or perhaps malicious. We look forward to receiving
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