Trump calls on SCOTUS to let White House construction proceed

Trump calls on SCOTUS to let White House construction proceed

Trump urges the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that halted work at the White House, sharing a Fox News opinion column that backs his push.

Richard Miniter
First Published: August 21, 2026, 8:18 AM ET

— Donald J. Trump called on the Supreme Court to urgently allow construction at the White House to move forward, in a post that shared a Fox News opinion column making the same case.

Trump framed the request as a matter needing swift action from the nation’s highest court. He linked directly to the column by mentioning the source (see foxnews).

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 19 of his 374 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.

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The post points readers to a Fox News opinion piece under the outlet’s recurring “Morning Glory” column banner, published on the site’s opinion section according to foxnews. Trump’s message repeats the column’s core argument that the Supreme Court should act quickly on the construction question.

The subject appears in coverage archived by trump-archive, which logged the same call for the Supreme Court to allow White House construction to proceed. Trump used his account to amplify the argument to his followers rather than to announce a new government action.

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