The cost of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has skyrocketed to $300 million as the president moves to bulldoze more of the historic site than initially suggested.
But as anger grows over the East Wing being demolished to make way for the project, Trump doubled down on Wednesday, declaring it would be “the finest ballroom ever built” and vowing that it would remain privately funded.
“It’ll be one of the great ballrooms anywhere in the world. It’s about $300 million. It’s set to do many, many things, including meetings of foreign leaders,” the president said, showing reporters images of what the ballroom interior would look like.
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