Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily allowed aboveground work to continue on President Donald Trump’s roughly $600 million White House ballroom while the Supreme Court weighs the administration’s emergency appeal, delaying a lower-court halt that does not yet resolve the underlying dispute. Trump later defended the project on Truth Social as a “BALLROOM/MILITARY COMPLEX” that presidents have sought for 150 years, saying it will strengthen national security for the White House and Washington, is under budget and ahead of schedule, and will cost “ZERO Dollars of Taxpayer Money,” with private donors and companies covering the bill. The administration says construction is about 65 percent complete and has cited secured private donations of about $400 million, while cost estimates have risen from $200 million to $400 million and eventually about $600 million and reports have suggested taxpayers could cover roughly half—claims the White House disputes. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration would “keep on building” as litigation continues.