White House $200 Million Ballroom Construction to Begin

Thursday, July 31, 2025

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."

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 09:33 PM | 36 COMMENTS | permalink

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.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Jul 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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For a likely preview, see Peter York's "Trump's Dictator Chic" ;www.politico.com)

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-31 03:44 PM

Is he going to park his 'free' + $1 billion in upgrades jet there?

and btw, Ball Room may not mean what Trump thinks it means, as that's where they held the cheerleader contests he and Jeffrey sponsored.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-31 03:56 PM

www.whitehouse.gov

Of course, it's trashy, gaudy garbage.

Gross.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-31 04:26 PM

This thing will be ugly as sin and will deserve being torn down at the earliest possible date.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-31 04:32 PM

What does DOGE have to say about this expenditure?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 07:07 PM

@#3 ... Of course, it's trashy, gaudy garbage ...

The better for people to gather and show their adulation of Pres Trump.

Why else would he want this?

And, if I may ask, what in the East Wing is this ballroom replacing?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 08:19 PM

@#6

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] ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 08:22 PM

What does DOGE have to say about this expenditure?
#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

That the government isn't paying for it.

Do you guys research anything? Hell Iam working 10hrs a day and understand the government isn't paying for it.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-07-31 08:24 PM

Iam working 10hrs a day

Troll farms are demanding.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-31 08:26 PM

@#8 ... That the government isn't paying for it. ...

Being paid for in part by donors trying to purchase the good graces of the Oval Office?

To be honest, I'd rather the government paid for it.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 08:45 PM

@#9 ... Troll farms are demanding. ...

Especially when they may not be located in US time zones.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 08:47 PM

Trump is upgrading his palace.

Most prior presidents haven't been as invested in turning the White House into their house.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-31 08:49 PM

@#10 ... To be honest, I'd rather the government paid for it ...

If that were the case, there might be at least an attempted oversight of what is being done to public property.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 08:50 PM

That is government property and not his personal property. Don't things like this require some vetting by an architectural review committee?

#14 | Posted by TenMile at 2025-07-31 10:17 PM

@#14 ... That is government property and not his personal property. ...

Government property - a.k.a., public property.

So, yeah, there should be vetting.

But, in Pres Trump's mind ...

Apr. 13, 2020 - "When someone is President of the United States, the authority is total, and that is the way it has to be. It's total. It's total."

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-31 10:36 PM

It's too bad the next Dem Potus will have to bulldoze it and restore the rose garden. It's going to take a while to un-Dotard the WH. Removing all the gawdy gold Hobby Lobby accents painting over the gold Rustoleum, removing all of Dotard's diaper leaks from the residence carpets will be a full time job for a large crew.

#16 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-08-01 02:52 AM

There aught to be a law against this. I mean seriously.

#17 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-08-01 03:05 AM

#16: The reunification of Germany will seem like child's play in terms of money, time, and resources to un-a$$ America after Dummkopf Trumpf. And the next Dem POTUS will again have a lot less money to work with in the US Treasury, a problem that has plagued every Dem POTUS for decades thanks to the consistent off-shoring of US oligarchic wealth and their GOP enablers in Congress.

Link: economictimes.indiatimes.com

#18 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-01 03:11 AM

"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.

#19 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-01 05:14 AM

Any open, competitive bidding involved?
As for cost overruns, who covers that?
Answer: Whoever wants to bribe Waddles through his unquenchably thirsty ego.
Reminds folks why there was a guillotine installed in the Place de la Revolution.

#20 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-01 06:15 AM

If the DEMs do not take the House or Senate in 2026, this will morph into a throne room for the new Trump family dynasty. If that happens the US will become a second or third world country and China will become the world's only superpower - better start learning Mandarin sooner rather than later.

#21 | Posted by Hickory at 2025-08-01 08:41 AM

Part of our illusionary Healthcare.

#22 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-01 10:34 AM

Trump is bored. This'll give him a project right up his alley. He's a glorified interior decorator at heart. He can now look at paint cards and fabric swatches all day. It's all he has ever cared about. I hope the place burns down.

#23 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-08-01 10:42 AM

Will there be cake?

I hope there is cake.

Daddy Warbucks Trumpy is spending our taxpayer money so wisely. Don't you think?

A golden gilded ballroom was the one thing America was missing and so desperately needing. And with all the money DOGE and -------- saved Americans so why not?

Thank the gawds Trumpy saw the need of the People as they cried out, "We need a ballroom Daddy!

Daddy saw the need of the people and took pity and built the People a ballroom.

Thank you Daddy. We shall call it The Daddy Big Balls Room.

#24 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-01 11:19 AM

"Thank you Daddy. We shall call it The Daddy Big Balls Room."

I think The Donald is thinking more like The Coronation Room!

#25 | Posted by danni at 2025-08-01 12:41 PM

Trump is planning to never leave.

#26 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-08-01 01:28 PM

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).

#27 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-01 01:50 PM

BALL ROOM

--no dancing allowed.

chuckle !

#28 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-08-01 04:34 PM

as you idiot dorks get older you'll find

that you all need ball room

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa

dad gum it....call me butter cause

I"m on a roll...

#29 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-08-01 04:35 PM

" Ninety. Thousand. Square. Feet. A football field is only 57,600 square feet. The square footage of the ground, state, and residence floors of the White House combined are only 55,000 square feet. (This does not include the West Wing or the apparently-soon-to-be-demolished East Wing, but those are not huge.) The Taj Mahal is less than half the size of this ballroom (approximately 35,100 square feet), and way less garish."
www.wonkette.com

#30 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-02 04:52 AM

On 28 Apr 2025 Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI-13] introduced a bill to Congress to impeach Dummkopf Trumpf. These articles of impeachment did not receive party-wide support, faced intra party backlash, and notably lacked approval from party leadership. On 14 May 2025, Thanedar cancelled a vote on his bill after pressure from other Democrats.

Source: Bill to Impeach Trumpf

#31 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-02 05:47 AM

According to one AI estimate, $200 million could feed approximately 800,000 poor Americans for one month; approximately 66,666 could be fed for one year with the same amount.

#32 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-02 06:03 AM

Just the square footage of Trump's monumental monstrosity?
More than five times larger than the biggest room at the Palace of Versailles.
More than two-and-a-half times more square footage than the Taj Mahal.

#33 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-02 06:33 AM

#33 | POSTED BY DOC_SARVIS AT 2025-08-02 06:33 AM | REPLY: Decades ago I got to spend summer in France with side trips to Rome Italy, and Geneva Switzerland, etc. The palace at Saint-Coud was amazing to see.

However, the size of France and its pop then, or even now, and population difference does not equate as our government often hosts a larger events, with limited seating and soon more can be invited.

BTW: Mar-a-Lago Club: Grand Ballroom seats 2000 and is 20,000 Sq Ft.

#34 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-08-02 10:33 AM

Normal Americans know this is inappropriate.

#35 | Posted by cbob at 2025-08-02 10:42 AM

#34
To each his own. Personally, I find the architecture and decor associated with lavish displays of 17th-19th century Euro opulence absurd and claustrophobic. Trump likes it because in his pea brain it connotes status. What it really connotes is Palm Beach hillbillies.

#36 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-02 03:31 PM

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