Trump urges Supreme Court to let White House construction proceed
Trump calls on the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that halted work on a new White House East Wing.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump called on the Supreme Court to clear the way for construction at the White House, urging the justices to act on the matter without delay. Trump made the appeal in a post that pointed readers to a Fox News opinion piece.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “MORNING GLORY: SCOTUS should urgently allow construction at the White House to proceed: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-scotus-should-urgently-allow-construction-white-house-proceed” on August 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 6th message released today, and the last post was 9 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 40 of his 548 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.
Trump linked to a Fox News opinion column carrying the same headline as his post, arguing that the high court should let the work move forward by mentioning the source (see foxnews). The link he shared points to the column urging the Supreme Court to allow construction at the White House to proceed by mentioning the source (see foxnews).
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The Supreme Court is weighing a request tied to the White House construction dispute, a fight framed by supporters around presidential authority according to gnewsalert. The column Trump shared presses the justices to act urgently on that question according to gnewsalert.
Trump did not detail the scope of the project or the timeline for a ruling in his post. He directed his audience to the opinion piece rather than to any court filing or official statement.
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