Donald Trump has shared new details about the development of a new ballroom in the White House. The US President also revealed that the U.S. military wanted the project “more than anybody.”
Donald Trump talks about White House ballroom
At a recent cabinet meeting, Donald Trump shared an update on the construction of a new ballroom at the White House. He also shared that the U.S. military is involved in the project and has been most committed to it.
Speaking in the meeting, Trump revealed, “Now it’s no secret the military wanted it more than anybody.” He continued, “It was supposed to be secret, but it became unsecret because of people that are really unpatriotic saying things. But it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. It’s going to be great.”
The POTUS further stated, “This ballroom is gonna be something. It’s so beautiful for this city, so desperately needed by presidents.” He added, “I get sued over a ballroom that’s the most beautiful ballroom in the country. You won’t have tents sitting on the wet White House lawn — if it rains, you get wiped out — to honor the president of China or the president of France.”
Earlier in January, CNN had reported that the new ballroom project is also enabling authorities to renovate an old secure underground facility at the White House. It was reportedly constructed in the East Wing during World War II. The facility served as a bomb shelter to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
White House Director of the Office of Administration Joshua Fisher had previously stated that the new ballroom project and the extension of the East Wing will “(enhance) mission critical functionality,” as well as “make necessary security enhancements” and “(deliver) resilient, adaptive infrastructure aligned with future mission needs.”
In the Thursday meeting, Trump also noted that the reported $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom will be funded by “rich people.” He assured that “zero taxpayer dollars” are being spent on the construction.
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh for Mandatory.
