Trump Touts White House Renovations, Says Building Was in ‘Very Bad Condition’
Trump said the $600 million ballroom is on budget and free to taxpayers as he defends broader White House changes.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump shared renderings of a new $600 million White House ballroom, claiming the residence was previously a "dump" requiring urgent renovations to prevent structural collapse.
- These renovations include demolishing the East Wing and paving over the historic Rose Garden, moves Trump defended as essential maintenance for a "Great Structure" that was falling apart.
- Beyond the residence, Trump has promoted a proposed 250ft "triumphal arch" near Arlington Memorial Cemetery and spent the summer attempting to dye the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American Flag Blue."
- An Ipsos poll reported in July found 65 per cent of voters disapproved of the projects, with 42 per cent believing the work was done "to glorify himself."
- The ongoing friction highlights persistent tension between preservation laws and executive ambition, as independent architectural experts continue to question the necessity of the sweeping demolitions.
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Can Trump’s White House ballroom top China’s vast Great Hall of the People?
President Donald Trump’s claim that the new White House ballroom will top China’s Great Hall of the People has thrust the Beijing landmark back into the spotlight just as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for his US visit later this month. Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas last week, Trump described the Great Hall of the People – China’s most prestigious venue for legislative and ceremonial events – as “a serious hall”. “…
President Trump Releases Latest Rendition Drawings from Inside Trump White House Ballroom – And It’s Big, Beautiful and Spectacular! * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hoft
President Donald Trump released the latest rendition drawings from inside the Trump White House Ballroom, which is currently under construction.
Trump Claims White House Was a ‘Dump’ Before His Renovations: ‘Such an Honor to Have the Privilege of Saving’ It
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin President Donald Trump declared that the White House was a “dump” before he began renovating it, accusing his presidential predecessors of neglecting the historic building and claiming his work has left it “in better shape than when built in 1792.” The president offered the take on Sunday night while posting before-and-after photographs of restoration work at the executive mansion, which has undergone a sweeping and amb…
Trump launches bizarre renovation claim as White House 'skin is practically falling off'
President Donald Trump trashed the White House as a "dump" and accused his predecessors of neglect in a Sunday night post on social media.The 80-year-old president boasted about his renovations after spending the weekend watching the Irish Open at his golf club in Doonbeg, County Clare, saying he focused on the projects in his "spare time.""The White House was in very bad condition, both inside and out," Trump posted Sunday night. "Frankly, it w…
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