The Trump administration announced plans for one of the largest renovations to the White House in decades. It includes a 90,000 square foot state ballroom that will be built in the East Wing at a projected cost of $200 million. The White House says donations from President Trump and other private donors will fund it. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Tamara Keith of NPR.

The Trump administration announced plans for one of the largest renovations to the White House in decades. It includes a 90,000 square foot state ballroom that will be built in the East Wing at a projected cost of $200 million. The White House says donations from President Trump and other private donors will fund it. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Tamara Keith of NPR.

  • proper@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Donald Trump, President of the United States: “We have been planning it for a long time. They have wanted a ballroom at the White House for more than 150 years, but there’s never been a president that was good at ballroom. I’m really good.”

    wtf

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 days ago

      I’m not going to ask if that’s real. I’m not going to ask because (a) I’ve been through this enough to know and (b) it’s always real and © it doesn’t even matter if it’s real. The things that he’s already on record as saying are just as bad and in most cases much worse.