Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to build a ballroom at the White House, citing previous threats to Trump’s life, national security needs and architectural values.

The emergency request filed Friday comes after lower courts repeatedly ruled that Trump needed approval from Congress before moving forward with the $400 million project. The filing also includes new renderings of the ballroom that show stylistic changes, including the addition of at least two large presidential seals in gold on the outside of the building.

The latest rebuke came last week, when an appeals court in Washington, DC, said the president lacked any authority to unilaterally pursue the planned ballroom and ordered him to stop work at the site of the former East Wing until lawmakers gave their blessing. But the court paused implementation of its decision for 14 days to give Trump time to appeal to the justices.

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      What does the man have to do to convince you?

      The man has no balls.

      He’s repeated it over and over.

      Donald Trump desperately wants to have balls.

      If you can’t understand that, clearly, there’s no getting through.

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    architectural values

    Yeah, like this gauche asshole would know anything about that.

    Maybe he should have thought about architectural values before ripping out the East wing without permission and creating a gaping hole.

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    He needs to put his bitch bunker down there then host gaudy fascist parties for rich people so he can feel loved.

    Spoiler alert: no one loves cancer.

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      No, it’s US voters that put the big asshole in the building (again!).

      He’s just doing what he does best - wrecking shit.

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      Honestly, I think Elon Musk probably somehow put a big ass hole in the building.

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    There is nothing more symbolic of this time, than Trump tearing down The People’s House.