Trump’s $250 Million Whitehouse Ballroom Project Sparks Uproar and Political Backlash

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Whitehouse Ballroom features Bulletproof Glass

Trump said the project would “pay total respect to the existing building” and would be located near, but not attached to, the main structure.

During a July event, Trump said, “In the White House, for 150 years, they’ve wanted to have a ballroom. There’s never been a president that was good at ballrooms. I’m good at building things, and we’re going to build quickly and on time. It’ll be beautiful, top, top of the line.”

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The ballroom is expected to include four walls of bulletproof glass and enough space to host up to 1,000 guests—potentially even a presidential inauguration.

Funding Dinner and Corporate Support
Earlier this month, Trump reportedly hosted a private dinner for donors funding the Whitehouse Ballroom. According to Al Jazeera, guests included executives from major companies such as Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Palantir, and defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The Winklevoss twins, founders of the cryptocurrency platform Gemini, were also in attendance.