The White Home has started to demolish its East Wing to make room for Donald Trump‘s ballroom. Per CNN, an excavator was seen on the White Home on Monday as elements of the East Wing got here down. Photographs additionally confirmed that elements of the roof on the East Wing have been torn down.
Trump’s administration introduced earlier this yr that the president plans to construct a brand new ballroom that may occupy elements of the East Wing.
What did Donald Trump say concerning the ballroom he plans to construct?
“I’m happy to announce that floor has been damaged on the White Home grounds to construct the brand new, huge, lovely White Home Ballroom,” Trump posted on social media on Monday, per CNN. “Fully separate from the White Home itself, the East Wing is being absolutely modernized as a part of this course of, and will likely be extra lovely than ever when it’s full!”
Trump additionally spoke concerning the building when he hosted the LSU baseball crew within the White Home on Monday.
“, we’re constructing proper behind us — we’re constructing a ballroom. They wished a ballroom for 150 years, and I’m giving that honor to this excellent place,” he stated. “I didn’t know I’d be standing right here proper now, as a result of proper on the opposite aspect, you’ve quite a lot of building happening, which you would possibly hear periodically.”
What are the options of Donald Trump’s new ballroom?
Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot ballroom is predicted to characteristic a big area with gold and crystal chandeliers, in addition to gilded Corinthian columns, gold ground lamps and a checkered marble ground. The room could have a capability of 650 individuals.
“There received’t be something prefer it truly. , a brand new factor is you construct an excellent trendy constructing subsequent to an old school constructing, and I believe that’s good, however I don’t have the braveness to do this with the White Home,” Trump stated at a current dinner with donors, per CNN.
The Trump administration stated the undertaking is funded by the president and different non-public donors.
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