US EditionKaroline Leavitt details $200M ballroom plans at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 5 – The $200 million project will add a 90,000-square-foot ballroom seating 650, funded by Trump and donors, addressing longstanding White House event space needs, officials said.
- On Thursday, July 31, 2025, the White House announced a $200 million ballroom project starting in September, expected to be completed before President Donald Trump’s term ends in early 2029.
- For more than 150 years, administrations have wanted a ballroom at the White House, but Trump emphasized the East Room seats about 200 people.
- In the detailed plan, Clark Construction will lead construction and AECOM the engineering of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom designed by McCrery Architects to seat 650 people.
- Relocating offices in the East Wing during construction, nothing will be torn down, and the new ballroom will preserve the White House's architectural theme, Karoline Leavitt said.
- Privately funded by Trump and donors, the $200 million project faces ethical concerns, as Richard W. Painter, who said, `People who want to be in good with the president are going to write checks`, warned.
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