President Donald Trump's White House announced on Monday that it is asking the Supreme Court to overturn lower-court verdicts and allow construction of a ballroom to proceed — a move that has drawn immediate mockery from anti-Trump Republicans.

The Lincoln Project, an organization of anti-Trump Republicans, posted a parody video on X (https://x.com/ProjectLincoln/status/2089506216187658611) using a Trump-like voice to satirize the proposed White House ballroom. The group, formed by Republicans opposed to Trump ahead of the 2020 election, has made biting viral videos a signature of its campaigning.

"Looking for Washington, D.C.'s most glamorous entertainment venue?" the video asks. "Look no further than Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom."

"At the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom, we specialize in middle school dances, sweet sixteens, quinceañeras, beauty pageants, foam parties, and so much more," the video adds. "The Epstein Ballroom is Washington's beautiful secret — 90,000 square feet of gold, glitter, and plaid."

It continues: "Make your event magical with the Epstein Ballroom's Diddy Baby Oil Flume. Join DJ DJ TJ as he DJs all-ages shows. And this Christmas season, you can sit on Santa Donnie's lap."

The satire concludes: "Say goodbye to 123 years of history, and say hello to the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom. At the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom — every day is a wonderful secret."

The closing line about "a wonderful secret" references the birthday card Trump signed for Epstein. The video's barbs lean on two of the most prominent federal sex-crimes prosecutions of recent years: Epstein, the financier who died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting sex-trafficking charges, and Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was convicted on prostitution-related counts in his New York trial in July 2025.

Also on Monday, CNN reported that Trump intends to argue that the ballroom — an idea he has floated publicly since his first term — is necessary for security reasons. The appeal now goes to a Supreme Court that includes three justices Trump appointed during his first term: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

"One of the arguments they have, that some people agree with, is that it is a little bit late to stop construction on this," CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene said during a Monday panel discussion. "There is a massive hole in the ground."

CNN's Dana Bash observed that the White House's new argument is "literally the definition of asking for forgiveness."

That argument, however, contradicts what the White House acknowledged in April: that building the White House ballroom has actually impaired the president's security.

The underlying case was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress in 1949 to protect historic places.

"The bunker emerged in the Trump administration's court fight against the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom project in Washington," PBS reported at the time. "A federal appeals court last week permitted the president to continue with construction of the project at the site of the former East Wing, which was demolished last fall."

The network continued: "That ruling put on hold a lower-court judge's order blocking aboveground construction but exempted work to ensure the safety and security of the White House. The Republican administration's appeal cited materials that would be installed to make a 'heavily fortified' facility, including adding bomb shelters, military installations and a medical facility underneath the ballroom."

The immediate question now is whether the Supreme Court will agree to take up the administration's request — a denial would leave the existing lower-court rulings in place, while a grant would set the stage for arguments over the disputed project.