Trump’s $200 Million, 90,000 Sq Ft White House Ballroom Plan Sparks Fury— 'A Waste of Our Money...'

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President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a massive $200 million addition to the White House — a 90,000-square-foot state ballroom off the East Wing. This ambitious project, reportedly funded by Trump and private donors, would be one of the largest renovations to the historic building in decades. While Trump calls it a legacy-defining move, critics raise questions about feasibility, costs, and potential conflicts of interest. What does this mean for the future of the White House and American history? Watch as we break down the bold plan and the reactions it’s stirring.    #Trump #WhiteHouse #Ballroom #Renovation #Politics #Legacy #Controversy #WhiteHouseExpansion #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #BreakingNews  ~HT.318~PR.274~GR.122~

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00:00We are proud to announce that the construction of the new White House ballroom will begin.

00:05The project will begin in September 2025. I have provided some photos for all of you in the room

00:10today. This is the interior of the ballroom space. Seated capacity of 650 people, which is a

00:17significant increase from the 200-person seated capacity in the East Room of the White House.

00:23I do have one other announcement from the White House and from the President. We are proud to

00:27announce that the construction of the new White House ballroom will begin. For 150 years,

00:34presidents, administrations, and White House staff have longed for a large event space on the White

00:39House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed. President Trump

00:44has expressed his commitment to solving this problem on behalf of future administrations

00:48and the American people. The White House is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in the

00:54world. Yet the White House is currently unable to host major functions honoring world leaders in

00:59other countries without having to install a large and unsightly tent approximately 100 yards away from

01:06the main building's entrance. The White House State Ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition

01:11of approximately 90,000 total square feet of innately designed and carefully crafted space with a

01:18seated capacity of 650 people, which is a significant increase from the 200-person seated capacity in the

01:26East Room of the White House. In recent weeks, President Trump has held several meetings with

01:31members of the White House staff, the National Park Service, the White House Military Office, and the

01:36United States Secret Service to discuss design features and planning. President Trump has chosen

01:42McCreary Architects as the lead architect, which is well known for their classical architectural design,

01:47and based right here in our nation's capital. The construction team will be headed by Clark Construction,

01:53and the engineering team will be led by ACOM. The project will begin in September 2025,

02:00and it is expected to be completed long before the end of President Trump's term.

02:06President Trump and other donors have generously committed to donating the funds necessary to build

02:11this approximately $200 million structure. The United States Secret Service will provide

02:17the necessary security enhancements and modifications. The White House ballroom will be substantially

02:23separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, its theme and architectural

02:28heritage will be almost identical. The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed,

02:34and reconstructed East Wing currently sits. The East Wing was constructed in 1902, and has been renovated and changed many times,

02:41with a second story added in 1942. White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, has provided the following statement,

02:49President Trump is a builder at heart and has an extraordinary eye for detail. The presidents in the

02:54Trump White House are fully committed to working with the appropriate organizations to preserve the

02:59special history of the White House while building a beautiful ballroom that can be enjoyed by future

03:05administrations and generations of Americans to come. In the White House, we will continue to provide

03:10the American public and all of you in the press with updates on this project at whitehouse.gov

03:16slash visit. And if you go there shortly, you will be able to see renderings and visuals of what this

03:21ballroom will look like, both the exterior and the interior. I have provided some photos for all of you in the

03:26room today. This is the interior of the ballroom space. It's quite beautiful. And then this is the exterior of the

03:34ballroom space. As you can see, it will come off of the Executive Mansion as it sits today, and the East

03:39Wing will be modernized and renovated. We're happy to answer any further questions on that.

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