Donald Trump recently asked people not to look at his waist at the building site for his White House ballroom. Trump recently appeared in front of members of the news media at his ballroom construction site, located at the former East Wing of the White House. The ballroom project has received extensive criticism from Democrats due to its projected cost.
Donald Trump holds placard and asks people not to look at his waist
Donald Trump recently held a placard at the construction site for the White House ballroom and jokingly asked people present at the event not to look at his waist.
The President held up a board that showed an image of what appeared to be a mockup of the exterior of the ballroom. Trump told the media personnel present at the site, “I look so thin. They’ll say, ‘Oh, he’s gotten so thin’ because I’m holding this. You don’t have to look at my waist. You can look at this. You saw enough of my waist along with President Xi in China.”
Based on information from the White House, Trump reportedly weighs 224 pounds.
While showcasing the ballroom site to the media, Trump claimed that the structure will have numerous security measures. He even stated that the ballroom will be “drone-proof.” According to a report by PBS, Trump stated, “If a drone hits it, it bounces off, it won’t have any impact — but it’s also meant as a drone port, so it protects all of Washington, the roof of the building.” He added, “The roof goes with the ground floor, the ground floor goes with the roof. The roof also goes down into the basement. This is one well-knit building. One thing doesn’t work without the other. This is a gift to the United States of America.”
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on Mandatory.
