The Ruling Puts the President's Planned Ballroom in Jeopardy

President Donald Trump is vowing to take his planned ballroom battle to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court ruled Congress should have approved the project first. The ruling puts the president's planned ballroom in jeopardy. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY, Aug.

10, 2026. The president is now calling on the Supreme Court to overturn that decision. The federal appeals court's decision means Congress should have approved the project before it could proceed, casting doubt on the ballroom's future. Trump's appeal to the nation's highest court is the latest move in an ongoing legal fight over the project's approval process. The outcome of the Supreme Court case will determine whether the ballroom can move forward without congressional sign-off.