2026-04-02T18:14:34.772Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：贝琪·克莱因
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更新时间：2026年4月2日，美国东部时间下午2:27
发布时间：2026年4月2日，美国东部时间下午2:14
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的大型舞厅项目于周四正式获得负责联邦建筑与土地规划的委员会批准，这是加速推进流程中的最新进展，但该项目目前面临一定法律不确定性。
尽管超过3.2万条公众评论压倒性反对该项目，但由特朗普亲信组成的国家首都规划委员会仍投票通过了这项提案。
周四的投票扫清了一项障碍，但该舞厅的未来仍不明朗。本周早些时候，一名联邦法官叫停了特朗普的计划，裁定在获得国会批准前必须停止施工。
“美国总统是为世世代代第一家庭管理白宫的管家，而非所有者！”前总统乔治·W·布什任命的法官理查德·利昂在周二的裁决中说道。
他补充道：“除非且直到国会通过法定授权批准该项目，否则必须停止施工！”特朗普政府已就利昂的裁决提起上诉。
法官将裁决的执行期限推迟了两周，并告知白宫，在此期间进行的任何地上施工，如果上级法院未能迅速推翻其判决，可能需要返工。
目前仍不清楚这场法律纠纷是否会阻碍施工，或是特朗普的律师能否说服另一家联邦法院暂时允许工程继续，项目目前暂时陷入停滞。
与此同时，专家们对白宫园区新增建筑的规模和范围提出了担忧，包括科林斯柱的使用，以及该项目将对现有圆形车道造成的不对称改动。但自去年10月东翼被拆除以腾出空间建造这座大型新建筑以来，该项目一直处于快速推进状态，预计造价在3亿至4亿美元之间。
特朗普一直坚称，这个由私人出资的舞厅不受任何监管，他应该能够在不受严格审查的情况下继续推进改造。
国家首都规划委员会主席威尔·沙夫是特朗普的高级助手，他对该项目表示支持，并在投票前的发言中称，他相信随着时间推移，“这座舞厅将被视为与白宫其他关键组成部分一样重要的国家宝藏”。
沙夫还反驳了对该项目的批评。他表示，可容纳1000人的空间“从项目规划角度来说并非不合理”，并补充说，该空间可能用于举办娱乐活动、演讲和展览。至于建筑高度，他称该项目“理应拥有高挑的天花板”。在谈到对总统的批评时，他指出特朗普“在任期结束前使用这座建筑的机会非常有限”。
其他与特朗普立场一致的委员称赞了总统在该项目中的作用。但以当然委员身份加入委员会的华盛顿特区议会主席菲尔·门德尔松提出了最实质性的负面反馈，他哀叹这是一个“仓促推进的流程”。
“我认为迭代流程具有很大价值，但我们并未遵循这一流程，”门德尔松说道。
他继续说道：“我们完全可以建造一座可容纳1000人的舞厅，与目前正在审议的方案不同，它能真正尊重这座‘人民之家’的标志性地位、首要地位和历史意义。”
他还表示，他“没有从建筑师那里得到令人信服的答案”，解释为何这座建筑需要如此高大。
“我尽量保持客气：它实在太大了，”门德尔松说。
委员琳达·阿尔戈呼应了门德尔松的评论，对“仓促批准如此重大的项目”表示担忧。
门德尔松投了反对票，阿尔戈投了弃权票，委员阿林顿·迪克森也投了弃权票。其他所有委员都批准了该项目，提案最终通过。
这项耗资数百万美元的项目推进速度之快，凸显了底气十足的特朗普希望在第二任期结束前完工舞厅的个人意愿，这也是他重塑白宫和华盛顿风格与品味的整体计划的一部分。他承诺该项目将于2028年夏季完工，比他卸任早数月。
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作为前房地产开发商，特朗普深度参与了该项目，从平面图到大理石选材都亲力亲为，凸显了这是他的核心优先事项之一。
“我忙得连做这件事的时间都没有，”周日特朗普在空军一号上向记者展示新建筑模型时说道。
他补充道：“我正忙于应对各种战事和其他事务，但这件事非常重要，因为它将长期陪伴我们。”
该项目已经获得另一个关键机构——美术委员会的批准，该委员会同样由特朗普的盟友组成。
在上一次国家首都规划委员会会议上，委员会听取了数十位专家的意见，包括建筑师、历史学家、保护主义者和前白宫工作人员；来自全国历史保护信托基金、华盛顿特区保护联盟和美国建筑师协会等关键组织的代表；以及表达反对意见的 concerned citizens。仅有一人——当地一家历史活动场馆的所有者——发言支持该项目。
政府监督组织“公民组织”已就国家首都规划委员会的投票合法性提出质疑。该组织在一份报告中称，特朗普任命的三名核心亲信进入委员会——任命办公厅秘书威尔·沙夫担任主席、行政管理和预算局副局长斯图尔特·莱文巴赫担任副主席、副参谋长詹姆斯·布莱尔担任委员——违反了法律。报告称，这三名白宫工作人员“不具备法律要求的‘城市或区域规划经验’”。
“我之所以获得任命，是因为我具备在委员会任职所需的资质，”沙夫在3月的会议上说道，他指出自己曾担任密苏里州州长的政策主任，并称这些指控“具有侮辱性”。
布莱尔和莱文巴赫均未回应“公民组织”的指控。
本文已更新补充更多信息。
Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
2026-04-02T18:14:34.772Z / CNN
By Betsy Klein
Updated 1 hr 34 min ago
Updated Apr 2, 2026, 2:27 PM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2026, 2:14 PM ET
President Donald Trump’s sprawling ballroom project officially got the green light on Thursday from a board that oversees planning for federal buildings and land, marking the latest step in an accelerated process that now faces some legal uncertainty.
Despite more than 32,000 public comments overwhelmingly opposed to the project, the National Capital Planning Commission was stacked with Trump loyalists who voted in favor of the measure.
Thursday’s vote clears a hurdle, but the ballroom’s future is unclear after a federal judge threw a wrench into Trump’s plans when he ruled earlier this week that construction must stop until it’s approved by Congress.
“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!” said Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, in his ruling Tuesday.
He added: “Unless and until Congress blesses this project through statutory authorization, construction has to stop!” The Trump administration has already appealed Leon’s ruling.
The judge delayed implementation of his ruling for two weeks, telling the White House that any above-ground construction during that time may have to be reversed if a higher court doesn’t quickly overturn his decision.
It’s still unclear if the legal wrangling will stall the construction or if Trump’s lawyers will convince a different federal court to let that work proceed for now, keeping the project in a holding pattern for the moment.
Meanwhile, experts have raised concerns about the scale and scope of the addition to the White House grounds, along with the introduction of Corinthian columns, and the asymmetric changes it will impose on the existing once-circular driveway. But the ballroom has been on the fast track since the East Wing was demolished last October to make way for the massive new structure, which is expected to cost between $300 and 400 million.
Trump has maintained that the ballroom, which is being privately funded, isn’t subject to any oversight and that he should be able to continue with the changes without any serious scrutiny.
NCPC chairman Will Scharf, a top Trump aide, heralded the project, saying in his remarks ahead of the vote that he believes that, in time, “this ballroom will be considered every bit as much of a national treasure as the other key components of the White House.”
Scharf also sought to push back on criticism of the project. Space to accommodate 1,000 people, he said, is “not an unreasonable number programmatically,” adding it could be needed for entertainment, speeches and displays. As for the height of the structure, he said that the project “befits a high ceiling.” And regarding criticism of the president, he noted that Trump “will get very limited use of this structure before the end of his term.”
Other Trump-aligned commissioners praised the president’s role in the project. But DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson, who serves on the commission in an ex-officio capacity, offered the most substantive negative feedback as he lamented what he described as a “rushed process.”
“I think there’s a lot of value to the iterative process and we’ve not had that,” Mendelson said.
He continued: “It is possible to build a 1,000-person ballroom that, unlike the plan currently under review, truly honors the iconic status, the primacy and historic significance of the People’s House.”
He also said he “didn’t get a persuasive answer” from the architect on why the building needs to be so tall.
“I’m trying to be nice here: It’s just too large,” Mendelson said.
Commissioner Linda Argo echoed Mendelson’s comments, expressing concerns about “a rush to approve something this significant.”
Mendelson voted no, Argo voted “present,” and commissioner Arrington Dixon also voted “present.” All of the other commissioners approved the project, and it passed.
The remarkable speed with which the multimillion-dollar project has progressed has underscored an emboldened Trump’s personal interest in unveiling a finished ballroom before the end of his second term, part of a broader effort to remake the White House and Washington to suit his style and taste. He has promised it will be complete in the summer of 2028, months before he leaves office.
Artist renderings of the planned White House Ballroom are photographed on Tuesday.
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A construction crane stands over the White House on Wednesday.
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The president, a former real estate developer, has been deeply involved in this project, from floor plans to marble selection, underscoring that it has been a key priority.
“I’m so busy that I don’t have time to do this,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday as he presented mockups of the new structure.
He added: “I’m fighting wars and other things, but this is very important, because this is going to be with us for a long time.”
The project has already received signoff from another key body, the Commission of Fine Arts, which is also composed of Trump allies.
At the last NCPC meeting, the commission heard dozens of experts – architects, historians, preservationists and former White House staffers; representatives from key groups like the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the DC Preservation League, and the American Institute of Architects; and concerned citizens who voiced opposition to the project. Just one person, the owner of a local historic event venue, spoke in support of it.
Public Citizen, a government watchdog organization, is already questioning the validity of the NCPC vote. The group alleges in a report that Trump’s installation of a trio of top allies to the commission – staff secretary Will Scharf as chair, Office of Management and Budget associate director Stuart Levenbach as vice-chair, and deputy chief of staff James Blair as a commissioner, violates the law. The three White House staffers, the report says, “fail to have any of the ‘experience in city or regional planning’ the law requires appointees to have.”
“I was appointed because I did have the qualifications necessary to serve on the commission,” Scharf said at the March meeting, pointing to experience as policy director to the governor of Missouri and calling the claims “insulting.”
Neither Blair nor Levenbach responded to Public Citizen’s assertions.
This story was updated with additional information.
