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‘Soulless Hotel Conference Space’: Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Is Poised for Approval Despite Scathing Public Feedback
More than 98% of 32,000 public comments oppose Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project citing demolition of historic East Wing and bypassing approval processes.
- Ahead of Thursday, the NCPC received about 32,000 comments opposing the White House ballroom project, with many objections about demolition and scale, as reports noted overwhelming negativity.
- Critics cited the project's size and cost after the price jumped from $200 million to $400 million for a roughly 90,000-square-foot, 1,000-person ballroom, with concerns about demolition without approval.
- Reporters found more than 8,000 comments used a circulated form urging opposition, including statements from figures like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts.
- Holding the hearing online, NCPC officials said they will delay deliberation and voting beyond March 5 due to input volume, while preservationists have sued and a judge declined to halt construction.
- The Commission of Fine Arts' February approval helped accelerate the project, while officials say private donors and a near-term timeline indicate swift progress.
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‘Soulless hotel conference space’: Trump’s East Wing ballroom is poised for approval despite scathing public feedback
President Donald Trump’s massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation’s capital, despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.
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'God awful!' Trump's 'hideous' ballroom greeted with explosion of negative public comments
Americans have had a lot to say ever since President Donald Trump knocked down the White House's historic East Wing to make way for his ballroom. It turns out that the people have spoken — and they're pretty unhappy with the president's plans. The Swamp, the Daily Beast's Substack, reviewed 32,000 p...
·United States
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