Trump now says his ballroom will cost $300M and the East Wing will be demolished

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chairman donald trump said so Their new ballroom will now cost an estimated $300 million And the taller plans would require demolishing the White House’s historic East Wing, contrary to assurances he gave earlier this year.

Trump accepted his price 90,000 square foot gold plated ballroom It was probably going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag of $200 million, and it would have seating for 650 to 1,000 people.

“Nobody has really seen anything like this,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. “I think it will be one of the great ballrooms anywhere in the world, it cost about $300 million…”

It also came to light on Wednesday that the entire East wing will be demolished “Within a matter of days,” Trump administration officials reportedly said. NBC News.

“To do this properly, we have to remove the existing structure,” Trump justified on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said his new ballroom would now cost an estimated $300 million and that taller plans would require demolishing the historic East Wing of the White House, contrary to assurances he gave earlier this year.

President Donald Trump said his new ballroom would now cost an estimated $300 million and that taller plans would require demolishing the historic East Wing of the White House, contrary to assurances he gave earlier this year. ,getty images,

His latest statements contrast with what he said about it in July, when the president promised the construction, which he said was being paid for with private funds, “will not interfere with the current building.”

“It will be near it but not touching it, and it’s completely respectful of the existing building, which I’m my biggest fan of,” Trump said at the time.

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The President rejected criticism that he had not been transparent about the plans and branded a journalist a “third-rate reporter” for publicly challenging him on this.

“I haven’t been transparent? Really?” Trump answered a question about transparency reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason.

Tech billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Amazon is one of the multi-billion dollar companies funding Trump’s ballroom. Other companies contributing include aerospace defense company Lockheed Martin and Palantir Technologies.

Trump acknowledged that his gold-plated 90,000-square-foot ballroom would likely cost $100 million more than the initial asking price of $200 million.

Trump acknowledged that his gold-plated 90,000-square-foot ballroom would likely cost $100 million more than the initial asking price of $200 million. ,AFP/Getty,

Construction work has already begun as demolition teams arrived this week to raze parts of the East Wing, but the plans have still not gone to the National Capital Planning Commission, of which Trump’s allies now have a majority on the board.

According to recent polling, the plans have not landed well with many Americans. A YouGov voting The poll conducted on Tuesday showed that 53 percent of people disapproved of demolishing part of the East Wing for renovation.

Trump’s former presidential rival Hillary Clinton was among the critics who invited him to the ballroom.

“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it,” Clinton posted on social media.

According to recent polling, 53 percent of Americans disagree with demolishing part of the East Wing for renovation

According to recent polling, 53 percent of Americans disagree with demolishing part of the East Wing for renovation ,getty images,

Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland compared the president’s behavior to that of a king.

“During the War of 1812, British troops set fire to the White House, destroying the historic building,” Raskin said in a post on X.

Jessica Tarlov, co-host on Fox News Five And as one Democratic strategist said, the ballroom “is not what Americans voted for.”

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“Donald Trump is building a ballroom twice the size of the White House,” Tarlov said in a post on X.

White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt blamed alleged “jealousy” of Democrats for the outrage over the demolition.

Construction work has already started as demolition teams arrived this week to demolish parts of the East Wing, but the plan has not yet gone to the National Capital Planning Commission.

Construction work has already started as demolition teams arrived this week to demolish parts of the East Wing, but the plan has not yet gone to the National Capital Planning Commission. ,reuters,

“Are the Democrats jealous that Trump is building this big beautiful ballroom?” Fox News host Jesse Waters asked Levitt on his show Tuesday night.

“It sure seems that way, Jessie,” she began. “I believe there is a lot of fake outrage right now because almost every president who has lived in this beautiful White House since me has modernized and renovated his own.”

“While many presidents have dreamed about it privately, it is President Trump who is actually doing something about it. He is the builder-in-chief,” Leavitt continued.

The White House shared a fact sheet Tuesday defending the plans and citing renovations done by Trump’s predecessors.

The White House said, “President Trump is carrying on that legacy, introducing a grand ballroom – a transformational change that will significantly enhance the White House’s ability to host major ceremonies honoring world leaders, foreign countries and other dignitaries.”

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