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BumRushDaShow

(165,285 posts)
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:03 AM Friday

White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January

Source: Reuters

December 26, 2025 5:09 AM EST Updated 3 hours ago


PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump's planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project.

The new ballroom, which Trump has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building, has been challenged in court by preservationists, while Democratic lawmakers have called it an abuse of power and are investigating which donors are supporting it.

The National Capital Planning Commission, chartered by Congress to manage planning for Washington-area federal lands, said on its website that the White House will provide an "information presentation" on plans to rebuild the East Wing during a commission meeting on January 8.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-present-plans-trumps-east-wing-ballroom-january-2025-12-25/

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White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
So, they are expecting some more damaging information to be heading to the public Attilatheblond Friday #1
Hmmmm, time to buy stock in gold spray paint? lonely bird Friday #2
Krylon Gold...the King Maker travelingthrulife Friday #11
Two weeks or until the former department of justice needs yet another excuse for slow walking the release of... Hugin Friday #3
With another shutdown looming................ Lovie777 Friday #4
Bingo. littlemissmartypants Friday #15
So he tore down a wing of the White House without even a plan ! C_U_L8R Friday #5
This message was self-deleted by its author JustABozoOnThisBus 18 hrs ago #20
Our Interior-Desiger-in-Chief NCDem47 Friday #6
So he ripped down the WH with no plan. Another failure. twodogsbarking Friday #7
Not fair! joho260 Friday #18
I still maintain, it will never be built.nt Javaman Friday #8
Whatever plans he presents they will be gaudy and tacky. mdbl Friday #9
I wonder if JD Vance will leave all the gold Idi Amin-looking crap up on the wall mahina Friday #19
Will there be cells for the trafficked children to live in the basement so they travelingthrulife Friday #10
Solid gold throne of course probably a bribe like that airliner he was given. cstanleytech Friday #12
Can you imagine the outrage if a Democratic president did that without permission ? kimbutgar Friday #13
It will dwarf the White House Bayard Friday #14
I'd like to see plans for it's deconstruction, and East Wing restoration JoseBalow Friday #16
He won't present a plan, but he will present a concept of a plan. LudwigPastorius Friday #17

Attilatheblond

(8,191 posts)
1. So, they are expecting some more damaging information to be heading to the public
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:07 AM
Friday

and in need of more 'shiny things' to distract people with? Or are they just looking for more distractions and busy work for the guy who is no longer able to convince many that he isn't a cancer on our nation and also fucking insane?

edited to add a word

Hugin

(37,330 posts)
3. Two weeks or until the former department of justice needs yet another excuse for slow walking the release of...
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:13 AM
Friday

The EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN files.

Lovie777

(21,602 posts)
4. With another shutdown looming................
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:21 AM
Friday

and over 20 million healthcare cost about to spike, but the ballroom is their priority.

C_U_L8R

(48,805 posts)
5. So he tore down a wing of the White House without even a plan !
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:28 AM
Friday

Much less permission.

Put it back. It's time to restore dignity to the WH.

Response to C_U_L8R (Reply #5)

joho260

(42 posts)
18. Not fair!
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 05:44 PM
Friday

After all, they DID have the notion of a concept of a plan, more or less. (Just like the new proposed battleships.)

mdbl

(8,040 posts)
9. Whatever plans he presents they will be gaudy and tacky.
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 10:43 AM
Friday

Just like all the gold crap he already vomited everywhere else in the building.

mahina

(20,364 posts)
19. I wonder if JD Vance will leave all the gold Idi Amin-looking crap up on the wall
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 06:31 PM
Friday

Walls

travelingthrulife

(4,355 posts)
10. Will there be cells for the trafficked children to live in the basement so they
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 10:54 AM
Friday

are readily accessible for his highness and his pals?

kimbutgar

(26,721 posts)
13. Can you imagine the outrage if a Democratic president did that without permission ?
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:22 PM
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Fox, Newsmax, OAN and even the mainstream media would be screaming bloody murder and call for removal and impeachment! But it’s yawn orange piggy did it so oh well……

Bayard

(28,404 posts)
14. It will dwarf the White House
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:23 PM
Friday

This is his, "plan." He has to have everything, ahem, bigger and better than any past president. Oh--and all golden.

JoseBalow

(9,104 posts)
16. I'd like to see plans for it's deconstruction, and East Wing restoration
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 01:53 PM
Friday

Whenever they talk about that ballroom, we talk about it's demolition and the plans to restore the historic East Wing that the vandal destroyed.

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