6. National Park Service, “Rose Garden,” The White House and President’s Park, updated April 13, 2026.
7. Reuters, “Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue for Now,” April 2026.
8. Reuters, “Judge Orders Trump to Halt $400 Million White House Ballroom Project, for Now,” March 31, 2026.
9. ABC News, “Trump Hangs Plaques Mocking Biden, Obama along White House,” December 17, 2025; PBS/PolitiFact, “Fact-checking Trump’s Plaques for Past Presidents at the White House Walk of Fame,” December 21, 2025.
10. Tamara Keith, “Gold, Statues and a Declaration of Independence Copy: Trump’s Oval Office Redesign,” NPR/WHQR, March 21, 2025.