Instagram Hoaxes Exposed: Trump’s 2025 White House Ballroom Saga

Mary Trump: White House Ballroom Reflects a Legacy of “Destruction and Cruelty”

President Donald Trump’s estranged niece, Mary Trump, says the controversy over her uncle’s construction of a new White House ballroom fits a long-running pattern that she knows all too well.  In an exclusive conversation on our Substack series Katie Couric Live, Mary said her family’s generational impulses of entitlement and control are on full display once again — this time with her uncle’s demolition of the East Wing, which historically house…

Instagram Hoaxes Exposed: Trump’s 2025 White House Ballroom Saga

In late October 2025, an Instagram post captured widespread attention, claiming a massive construction project at the White House. Archived on October 21, 2025, the post described ‘President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House has taken a major step forward with the demolition of part of the East Wing. The project, which has been years in the making, is expected to cost $250 million and will ne…