2026年4月3日 美国东部时间下午6:04 / 福克斯新闻
尽管联邦法官裁决该项目需经国会批准，规划委员会仍通过了这项私人资助的工程
作者：伊莱恩·马伦 福克斯新闻
周四，在肯塔基州联邦共和党参议员兰德·保罗投票批准新建白宫舞厅的计划后，唐纳德·特朗普总统罕见地向这位长期批评者表达了赞许。
“我要感谢国家首都规划委员会辛勤工作的委员和工作人员，他们刚刚以8比1的压倒性投票结果，批准了正在这片神圣土地上兴建的宏伟白宫舞厅项目，”特朗普在Truth社交平台上写道。
“我很高兴地宣布，就连被公认是最难争取的议员兰德·保罗参议员，也投了坚定的赞成票。”
特朗普暂停石油高管峰会 查看白宫舞厅建设进展
2025年4月3日，肯塔基州联邦参议员兰德·保罗（共和党籍）在国会山参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会的提名听证会上发言。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
保罗与特朗普关系紧张，保罗曾严厉批评特朗普的关税政策以及美国对伊朗的军事打击。今年3月下旬，他是唯一一位投票支持旨在限制总统持续对外军事干预权的战争权力决议的共和党议员。
特朗普与保罗的争执始于2015年共和党总统初选，两人在2015年8月的首场共和党辩论中就发生过冲突。此后双方紧张关系不断升级，就在去年11月，特朗普还曾称保罗为“疯狂的怪人”。
白宫提供的麦克里里建筑事务所绘制的新舞厅效果图。（白宫）
该舞厅项目仍面临法律障碍。周二，一名联邦法官叫停了这项工程，裁决这座占地9万平方英尺的舞厅建设必须获得国会批准。
“美国总统是白宫为后世历届第一家庭保管的资产，而非所有者！”利昂在一份长达35页的裁决书中写道，“没有任何一项法律赋予总统所声称的那种权限。”
联邦法官下令叫停特朗普白宫舞厅项目；司法部将就裁决提起上诉
2025年10月23日，在华盛顿特区，挖掘机正在清理白宫东翼拆除后的瓦砾。（埃里克·李/盖蒂图片社）
尽管收到了法官的裁决，国家首都规划委员会仍推进了此次投票。委员会主席威尔·沙夫在周四的会议开场时表示，法官的裁决仅禁止项目施工。
“我们将搁置这一问题，继续审议东翼现代化项目，”他说道。
这座由私人捐赠者资助的舞厅原定于2028年完工。不过由于特朗普政府计划就法官的裁决提起上诉，该项目的最终竣工日期仍不明朗。
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人，报道全国政治新闻。
Trump gives rare praise to persistent GOP foe after White House ballroom vote
April 3, 2026 6:04pm EDT / Fox News
The planning commission approved the privately funded project even as a federal judge ruled it needs Congressional approval
By Elaine Mallon Fox News
President Donald Trump gave a rare shout out to longtime critic, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, on Thursday after he voted to approve plans for the new White House ballroom.
“I would like to thank the hardworking Commissioners and Staff of the National Capital Planning Commission, who just voted overwhelmingly, 8-1, to approve the magnificent White House Ballroom now rising on this Hallowed Ground,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“I am pleased to announce that even Board Member Senator Rand Paul, known as an extraordinarily difficult vote, voted a strong YES.”
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a nomination hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on April 3.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Paul and Trump share a contentious relationship, including Paul being highly critical of Trump’s tariff policies and Trump’s military attacks on Iran. In late March, he was the only Republican to vote in favor of a war powers resolution aiming to limit the president’s ability to continue foreign military intervention.
Trump and Paul have been sparring since the 2015 GOP primary, when they clashed during the first Republican debate in August 2015. The tension has flared since, including Trump calling Paul “sick Wacko” just in November.
A McCrery Architects rendering provided by the White House of the new ballroom. (White House)
The ballroom still faces legal hurdles. On Tuesday, a federal judge halted the project, ruling that construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom must receive Congressional approval.
“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!” Leon wrote in a 35-page ruling. “No statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have.”
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An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)
The National Capital Planning Commission proceeded with the vote despite the ruling. The commission chair, Will Scharf, said at the start of Thursday’s meeting that the judge’s ruling only prevented construction of the project.
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“We’ll move past that and continue our consideration of the East Wing modernization project,” he said.
The ballroom, which is being funded by private donors, is slated to be completed by 2028. However, the project’s end date remains unknown as the Trump administration plans to appeal the judge’s decision.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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