Trump’s Ballroom Blitz

Sarah Isgur and David French return, but with a little bit of a switcheroo as David takes the host’s chair. They discuss President Donald Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court on the construction of a White House ballroom, a religious liberty case about permits and prayer services, and a bit of reality TV litigation. The Agenda: –We can all laugh about this one day –Pierre Charles L’Enfant for some reason? –This is not a populist podcast Show Notes: Order Sarah’s book⁠ here.⁠ Advisory Opinions is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also a ABC News contributor and the author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Music 0:00 [chain rattling] Ready? Music 0:02 I was born ready. Music 0:06 [upbeat music] David French 0:19 Welcome to Advisory Opinions. In a role reversal, this is David French in the host chair, and that is Sarah Isgur over there in Houston in the middle of the maelstrom, the hell of moving. Sarah? Sarah Isgur 0:34 Yeah, all of the above. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like