Trump blasts lawsuit against White House ballroom, says it’s ‘too late’ to stop
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Minister Donald Trump It’s “too late” to stop construction of a new ballroom at the White House, he said Sunday, despite a newly filed lawsuit against the project.
In a post Real SocialTrump called the ballroom “a GIFT (ZERO taxpayer financing) to the United States of America” and said it was funded by private donations, estimating its cost at $300 million.
Trump criticized the group for filing the lawsuit after construction began, saying the lawsuit was filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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President Donald Trump has argued it is “too late” to halt construction of the ambitious East Wing ballroom at a time when an ongoing lawsuit could mean blocking further progress. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
“Why didn’t these obstructionists and troublemakers file their false lawsuits much sooner?” he wrote.
Trump added that the East Wing “has been altered, built and rebuilt over the years” and “bears no resemblance or relationship to the original building.”
on July 31 white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom is planned. expanding ballroom It will seat approximately 650 guests and remain true to the classic design of the White House.
The White House does not have a formal ballroom, and the new ballroom will replace the current East Wing of the White House.
Since returning to office, Trump has wasted no time in reshaping the look and feel of the White House and the National Mall.
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McCrery Architects rendering of the new ballroom provided by the White House. (White House)
Trump had previously unveiled a new monument called “Arc de Trump”, which is planned to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary next year.
The grand arch, a near-twin of Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe, will greet visitors heading from Arlington National Cemetery across the Arlington Memorial Bridge into the heart of the nation’s capital, he said.
Trump’s taste for opulence is evident in the Oval Office, which now adorns the nation’s most iconic workspace with gold accents, a reflection of his personal style.
Since then, Trump has added gold accents throughout the Oval Office to add decorative details along the ceiling and around the doorway. Even the angels inside the door frames were given a gilded makeover.
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McCrery Architects rendering of the new ballroom exterior provided by the White House. (White House)
The Trump administration has unveiled the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” a series of portraits of past presidents displayed in the colonnade of the West Wing, outside the Oval Office.
Portrait of former president Joe Biden It contains a signature created with an autopen, a machine that holds a pen and reproduces a person’s handwriting with programmed movements. The Trump administration also placed several large mirrors in gold frames along the walkway.
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Trump also said he renovated the Lincoln bathroom at the White House because it did not reflect the style of President Abraham Lincoln’s era.
“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom at the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art-deco green tile style, which was very un-Lincoln Era,” Trump wrote in an Oct. 31 Truth Social post.
