According to the White House press release: "The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, it's theme and architectural heritage will be almost identical. The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits."
President Donald Trump has discussed using revenue from new tariffs to send "rebates" to Americans -- but many Republican lawmakers said paying down the growing national debt was a higher priority.
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Jul 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Found this ...
East Wing
en.wikipedia.org
... The East Wing of the White House is a two-story structure[1][2] that serves as office space for the first lady and her staff, including the White House social secretary, White House Graphics and Calligraphy Office and correspondence staff.
On the ground floor, the East Wing includes the visitors' entrance and the East Colonnade, a corridor connecting the body of the East Wing to the Executive Residence. Along the corridor is the White House theater, also called the family theater.
Social and touring visitors to the White House usually enter through the East Wing.
The East Wing was built on top of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, a secure emergency underground shelter for the president.[3] ...
"The Ground Floor, State Floor, and residence floors of the White House are approximately 55,000 square feet."
www.whitehousehistory.org
So about twice that square footage.
Big, fat, overdone, and gross.
Perfect Trump monument.
Peter York's Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World's Most Colorful Despots (www.amazon.com) came out a few years back, but it's well worth tracking down for those who appreciate the tasteless tackiness associated with so many narcissists who attain serious political power. York wrote a related article in 2017, "Trump's Dictator Chic" (www.politico.com).
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