US EditionTrump unveils new rendering of sprawling White House ballroom project
A $400 million project to add nearly 90,000 sq ft including a 22,000 sq ft ballroom faces court challenges over historic preservation and national security claims.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump debuted a public rendering of a new White House ballroom after demolishing the historic East Wing, with the project estimated to cost more than $300 million.
- The White House framed the ballroom as an important modernization project, with the Justice Department arguing it is `imperative for reasons of national security` and Jacob Roth affirming the president’s broad authority to modify the White House.
- Renderings show almost 90,000 square feet would be added, including a 22,000-square-foot ballroom, a 10-column multistory porch and a two-story colonnade, while the Commission of Fine Arts received mostly negative public comments after Shalom Baranes's Thursday presentation.
- The U.S. District Judge Richard Leon didn't rule from the bench on Thursday, as the DOJ asked to stay any injunction pending appeal, citing security concerns.
- The expansion would more than double the White House's pre-demolition footprint and officials questioned how it might alter views from Pennsylvania Avenue and the South Lawn, while legal doubts remain over the 1912 statute restricting federal construction without congressional authorization.
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Trump Tries to Spin Full Horror of His Tacky Ballroom
Donald Trump has released a new rendering of his beloved White House ballroom – and has tried to spin the size of the monstrosity in the process. Trump, 79, posted excitedly on Truth Social about the project that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted last year was the commander-in-chief’s “main priority.” Trump claimed, without evidence, that presidents going back “150 years” have “asked for” such a ballroom. Truth Social/realdon…
The Stunning White House East Wing Rendition
President Trump’s ability as a builder shines in this rendition of the White House East Wing and the ballroom. It flows with the architecture of the mansion. It is spectacular. The neoclassical design replaces the aging East Wing with 90,000 square feet of event space for 650 guests, ending the need for outdoor tents at […] The post The Stunning White House East Wing Rendition appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Washington, Feb. 3 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump showed Tuesday a graphic representation of the White House Ballroom he is building in the East Wing of the presidential complex and with which he tries to settle the open controversy about whether the new building will rise above the White House itself. “By having the same height and scale, it is totally in harmony with our historic White House. This is the first graphic representation shown…
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