No White House Ballroom!

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie

Jon Golinger of Public Citizen shows letters received in opposition to the Trump ballroom while citizens protest the ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026,/By Patricia Leslie

Jon Golinger of Public Citizens shows boxes of copies of 35,000 messages, of which 97% opposed Trump's ballroom, at the citizens protest today in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026 /By Patricia Leslie

Citizens protest the Trump ballroom at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026/By Patricia Leslie