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Trump Insists Ballroom Matches Mansion

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President Donald Trump insisted his planned White House ballroom would match the mansion’s height, even as review panels, a federal judge and preservationists urged the project be reduced.

by Jacob T. Levy

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So what’s the order of demolition? First comes the Arc de Trumph, then the nameplates on the Kennedy Center, then this?

(I assume the ballroom is going to call for something more careful than a wrecking ball.)
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM

by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Giving us more to smash when the regime falls.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM

by David Darmofal

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What Trump's focused on instead of your grocery prices.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built!"
Trump: "This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built! It is a rendering from the Treasury Building, directly across the street, and replaces the very small, dilapidated, and rebuilt many times, East Wing, with a magnificent New East Wing, consisting of a glorious Ballroom that has been asked for by Presidents for over 150 years. Being an identical height and scale, it is totally in keeping with our historic White House. This is the first rendering shown to the Public. If you notice, the North Wall is a replica of the North Facade of the White House, shown at the right hand side of the picture. This space will serve our Country well for, hopefully, Centuries into the future! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Trump Releases Latest Rendering of Massive, Obscene White House Ballroom Project - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Trump Releases Latest Rendering of White House Ballroom Project
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM

by Brooke Harrington

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This is a photo of state capture: the Broligarchs sitting in the front row at Trump's 2024 inaugural, taking precedence over members of Trump's Cabinet, seated behind them.

Many misunderstood this moment as signifying JUST the capture of the US government. But it represented something much bigger.
Photo of broligarchs and their wives sitting in the front row of Trump's 2024 inauguration.
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM

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Trump: "This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built!"
Trump: "This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built! It is a rendering from the Treasury Building, directly across the street, and replaces the very small, dilapidated, and rebuilt many times, East Wing, with a magnificent New East Wing, consisting of a glorious Ballroom that has been asked for by Presidents for over 150 years. Being an identical height and scale, it is totally in keeping with our historic White House. This is the first rendering shown to the Public. If you notice, the North Wall is a replica of the North Facade of the White House, shown at the right hand side of the picture. This space will serve our Country well for, hopefully, Centuries into the future! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM

by Naomi Wolf

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by Iain Davidson

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I think he should build a ballroom
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM

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